(a) DSHS must revoke an accredited person or suspend
or revoke an accreditation for:
(1) performing work requiring accreditation on an asbestos
project without being in physical possession of current accreditation
certificates;
(2) possessing another person's duplicate accreditation
certificate, permitting the duplication or use of one's own accreditation
certificate by another, or failing to prevent duplication or unauthorized
use of an accreditation certificate;
(3) performing work without the required accreditation;
(4) obtaining accreditation from a training provider
that does not have approval to offer training for the particular accreditation
type from EPA or from a state that has a contractor accreditation
plan at least as stringent as the MAP; or
(5) failing to pay a required or assessed fee, as required
in this chapter.
(b) DSHS must revoke an accreditation if DSHS finds,
after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, as required in §296.320
of this chapter (relating to Notice and Violation), that a person:
(1) has obtained the accreditation through fraudulent
representation of training or examination documents;
(2) has obtained training documentation through fraudulent
means;
(3) has gained admission to and completed refresher
training through fraudulent representation of initial or previous
refresher training documentation; or
(4) has obtained accreditation through fraudulent representation
of accreditation requirements, such as education, training, professional
registration, or experience.
(c) DSHS may suspend or revoke an accreditation certificate,
or suspend an accreditation certificate on an emergency basis if the
accredited person violates this chapter, the Act, or an order issued
under the Act.
(d) If an accreditation has been suspended, the person
whose accreditation has been suspended is not eligible for reaccreditation
to be granted before one year after the date of the order imposing
the suspension.
(e) If an accreditation has been revoked, the person
whose accreditation is revoked is not eligible for reaccreditation
to be granted before three years after the date of the order imposing
the revocation.
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