Utah Admin. Code R156-55c-304 - Continuing Education
(1) As used in this
section:
(a) "Core continuing education" means
education covering:
(i) International
Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, and International Energy Conservation Codes and
Utah building code amendments as adopted or proposed for adoption;
(ii) the Americans with Disability
Act;
(iii) medical gas, National
Fire Protection Association 13D and 54;
(iv) hydronics and waste water treatment;
or
(v) Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) training.
(b) "Professional continuing education" means
education covering:
(i) energy
conservation;
(ii) management
training;
(iii) new
technology;
(iv) plan
reading;
(v) lien laws and Utah
construction registry; or
(vi)
government regulations.
(2) Under Sections
58-55-302.7 and
58-55-303, the 12 hours of
continuing education required of a licensed plumber during each two-year
renewal cycle shall include at least eight hours of core continuing education,
and at least four hours of professional continuing education or core continuing
education.
(3) The Division may
defer or waive continuing education requirements for:
(a) an instructor of a planned program of
training under Subsection
R156-55c-302a(5);
(b) a board member who regularly attends the
Plumber Licensing Board meetings; or
(c) any licensee as provided in Section
R156-1-308d.
(4) The standards for continuing education
for licensed plumbers are as follows:
(a) a
licensee who lectures in continuing education courses meeting the requirements
of this section may receive two hours of continuing education for each hour
spent lecturing, but lecturing or teaching credit is not available for
participation in a panel discussion;
(b) a course provider need not be listed in
Subsection
58-55-302.5(2),
but shall meet the other requirements of this section and be:
(i) a recognized accredited college or
university;
(ii) a state or federal
agency;
(iii) a professional
association or organization involved in the construction trades; or
(iv) a commercial continuing education
provider providing a program related to the plumbing trade;
(c) course content shall be
relevant to the practice of the plumbing trade and consistent with Utah laws
and rules; and
(d) except for
Subsection R156-55a-303b(2)(b),
the continuing education standards in Subsections
R156-55a-303b(1)(g),
R156-55a-303b(2) through
(4), and
R156-55a-303b(7) through
(11) are adopted.
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