| (a) A licensed Journeyman Plumber, Master Plumber or
Plumbing Inspector who also holds a Medical Gas Piping Installation
Endorsement shall complete a minimum of two (2) hours of CPE or demonstrate
successful completion of a national certification before he or she
may renew his or her endorsement. A licensee may not use a single
medical gas CPE course to fulfill the continuing education requirement
for more than one renewal period.
(b) A medical gas CPE course shall be based on the
most current edition of the National Fire Protection Association 99
Health Care Facilities Code (NFPA 99) and include comprehensive instruction
on any updates to or changes from the previous edition of the code.
(c) The course materials for a medical gas course shall
include an authorized copy of the current edition of the NFPA 99 or
an authorized copy of the NFPA 99 Handbook, a 50-question exercise
covering the most-recent changes and updates to the NFPA 99 and the
fundamentals of medical gas piping installation.
(1) The course materials shall not advertise or promote
the sale of goods, products or services.
(2) A Course Provider or Course Instructor shall not
offer to buy back used course materials from a student or offer any
other incentive intended to persuade the student not to retain the
course materials.
(3) A Course Provider shall not require a student to
purchase a copy of the current edition of the NFPA 99 or the NFPA
99 Handbook if the student has previously completed a medical gas
CPE course with the same provider that utilized the same course materials.
As a substitute, the Course Provider may use any written material
designed to supplement the NFPA 99 or the handbook.
(d) Only an individual, business or association approved
as a Course Provider may provide a medical gas CPE course.
(e) A licensed Journeyman Plumber, Master Plumber or
Plumbing Inspector may teach a medical gas CPE course if the licensee:
(1) holds a current Medical Gas Piping Installation
Endorsement; and
(2) is approved as a Course Instructor.
(f) A Course Provider shall present a medical gas CPE
course in a single day consisting of at least two (2) clock hours
of instruction in the classroom.
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