Section 20-3202. REQUIREMENTS AND FEES TO OBTAIN A LICENSE

 

3202.1Regardless of the exceptions in § 3201, an individual shall not engage in the business of mold assessment or mold remediation without a license issued pursuant to this section.

 

3202.2Each individual applying for a license under this chapter shall be at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of application.

 

3202.3An individual applying for a license under this chapter shall apply to the Department after passing an examination approved by the Department pursuant to this subsection.

 

3202.4The Department may administer an examination following the standards enumerated in this section to assist in the licensure of indoor mold assessment and remediation professionals.

 

3202.5The Department may approve examinations offered by organizations that are recognized in the mold assessment or mold remediation industry. The Department may also approve other states’ examinations. The Department’s website shall contain an active list of approved examinations.

 

3202.6The Department shall adhere to the following standards for approval of mold assessment and remediation examinations:

 

(a)The examination shall be proctored;

 

(b)The mold assessment examination shall cover:

 

(1)The physical sampling and detailed evaluation of data obtained from a building history and inspection to formulate a hypothesis about the origin, identity, location, and extent of amplification of indoor mold growth; and

 

(2)Mold remediation strategies.

 

(c)The mold remediation examination shall cover remediation planning and the removal, cleaning, sanitizing, demolition, or other treatment, including preventive activities, of mold or mold-contaminated matter.

 

3202.7The Department may consider the following standards when approving an examination:

 

(a)The overall difficulty of the examination, including the depth and variety of questions, and the score required to pass;

 

(b)The examination covers topics referenced in § 3208.7; and

 

(c) The recognized organization providing the examination requires examinees to participate in initial and refresher training, following the standards in § 3208, in the areas of mold assessment or remediation.

 

3202.8An individual shall have either passed a Department-approved examination or recertified their credential no more than two (2) years prior to submitting an application to the Department.

 

3202.9An individual applying to be licensed as an indoor mold assessment or remediation professional shall meet one or more of the following education and experience requirements of this subsection:

 

(a)At least a two (2) year associate degree, or the equivalent, with at least thirty (30) semester hours in microbiology, engineering, architecture, industrial hygiene, occupational safety, or a related field of science from an accredited institution and a minimum of one (1) year of documented relevant field experience;

 

(b)A certified industrial hygienist, a professional engineer, a professional registered sanitarian, a certified safety professional, or a registered architect, with at least six (6) months of documented relevant field experience; or

 

(c)A high school diploma or the equivalent with a minimum of three (3) years of documented relevant field experience.

 

3202.10An applicant for an indoor mold assessment or remediation professional license shall submit a completed application that includes the following:

 

(a)A fee of three hundred dollars ($300) for an initial application.

 

(b)Documentation that the applicant meets the following requirements:

 

(1)The age requirement, as specified in § 3202.2;

 

(2)The examination requirement, as specified in § 3202.4 or 3202.5;

 

(3)One of the educational and experience requirements, as specified in § 3202.9;

 

(4)The insurance requirement, as specified in § 3207;

 

(5)Upon Department approval of training providers, the training requirements, as specified in § 3208; and

 

(6)Any other information that the Department requires for a complete application.

 

(c)For a renewal, submit the evidence required in § 3202.10(b)(2), (4), (5), and (6), and a fee of one hundred and five dollars ($105).

 

3202.11Submission of a current, valid license for mold assessment or remediation that is issued by another state, as approved by the Department following the standards established in this section, is sufficient for practice as an indoor mold assessment or remediation professional in the District of Columbia, if the applicant includes in an application to the Department:

 

(a)A fee of three hundred dollars ($300) for an initial application. 

 

(b)Documentation that the applicant meets the following requirements:
 

(1) The applicant is licensed and in good standing by an approved state; and

 

(2) Any other information that the Department requires for a complete application.

 

(c)For a renewal, submit the evidence required in paragraph (b) and a fee of one hundred and five dollars ($105).

 

3202.12The term of each license shall be two (2) years.

 

3202.13A licensee whose license has expired but continues to hold himself or herself out as an indoor mold assessment or remediation professional is in violation of this chapter.

 

3202.14Beginning in 2017, license fees charged by the Department may be adjusted annually based on the change in the Consumer Price Index value published by the U.S. Department of Labor for all-urban consumers.

 

 

authority

Sections 103(b)(1)(B)(ii)(III) and 107(4) of the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code § 8-151.03 (b)(1)(B)(ii)(III) and 8-151.07(4) (2013 Repl. & 2015 Supp.)); Title III, Subtitle B of the Air Quality Amendment Act of 2014, effective September 9, 2014 (D.C. Law 20-135; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-241.01 et seq. (2013 Repl. & 2015 Supp.)); and Mayor’s Order 2006-61, dated June 14, 2006.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 6098 (April 22, 2016).