815 KAR 8:030. Apprentice heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) mechanic registration and certification requirements.
RELATES TO: KRS 198B.650, 198B.656, 198B.658, 198B.662, 198B.664
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 198B.654(1), 198B.658(3)(a)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 198B.654(1) requires the Board of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Contractors to promulgate administrative regulations requiring persons engaged in the business of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) contracting to be registered. This administrative regulation establishes the requirements for registration and certification of apprentices.
Section 1. Registration of Apprentices. (1) Except for those HVAC apprentices registered with the Division of Employment Standards, Department of Labor, all apprentices, as defined by KRS 198B.650, shall be registered with the board and comply with this administrative regulation.
(2) Each individual registered with the board shall be issued an HVAC certificate of apprenticeship pursuant to KRS 198B.658(3) and this administrative regulation.
(3) The HVAC Apprentice Registration form shall be updated biennially by the apprentice and submitted to the board:
(a) To indicate changes of address or employer; and
(b) To record work hours under the supervision of a master contractor.
(4) The certificate of registration shall authorize an individual to work in the HVAC trade under the direct supervision of at least one (1) journeyman HVAC mechanic as well as the general supervision of a master contractor.
(5) The application of registration shall include the license number and signature of the supervising master contractor.
Section 2. Initial Application for Apprentice Certificate of Registration. (1) Registration shall be accomplished by:
(a) Completing and filing the HVAC Apprentice Registration Form HVAC 3 with the board; and
(b) Submitting a passport-sized color photograph.
Section 3. Certificate Renewal Requirements. (1) Each apprentice shall renew the registration biennially by completing and filing the HVAC Apprentice Registration Form HVAC 3 no later than the last day of the certificate holder's birth month.
(2) Failure to be registered with the board shall disqualify an apprentice from work until the apprentice renews the registration.
Section 4. Minimum Number of Hours of Experience. (1) The minimum number of work hours to be completed by an apprentice as part of the required two (2) years of experience to apply for an HVAC journeyman mechanic license pursuant to 815 KAR 8:020 and shall be 3,000 work hours.
(2) The apprentice shall retain personal records of employment hours which substantiate the experience necessary to apply for a journeyman HVAC mechanic license.
Section 5. Incorporation by Reference. (1) Form HVAC 3, HVAC Apprentice Registration, March, 2005, is incorporated by reference.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Office of Housing, Buildings and Construction, HVAC Division, 101 Sea Hero Road, Suite 100, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-5405, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (21 Ky.R. 1614; eff. 2-10-95; Am. 22 Ky.R. 2118; eff. 7-5-96; 31 Ky.R. 1747; 1978; eff. 7-1-2005.)