Texas Register
TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 17TEXAS STATE BOARD OF PLUMBING EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 363EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION
RULE §363.9Medical Gas Piping Installation Endorsement
ISSUE 05/19/2017
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(a)To be eligible for a Medical Gas Piping Installation Endorsement an applicant must:

  (1)hold a current Journeyman Plumber, Master Plumber or Plumbing Inspector License; and

   (2)have successfully completed a Board-approved training program in medical gas piping installation, which is based on the standards contained in the latest edition of the National Fire Protection Association 99 Health Care Facilities Code (NFPA 99).

 (b)At a minimum, the training program required by subsection (a)(2) of this section shall:

  (1)consist of at least twenty-four (24) hours dedicated to classroom presentation, shop demonstration and testing of the enrollee's comprehension of the course material;

   (2)address the responsibilities of an endorsement-holder as outlined in the current edition of the NFPA 99, Plumbing License Law and Board Rules;

   (3)address the proper installation and testing requirements for medical gas and vacuum piping systems, as outlined in the current edition of the NFPA 99; and

   (4)include at least four (4) hours of shop demonstration covering the proper assembly, purging and brazing procedures for horizontal and vertical joints.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on May 5, 2017

TRD-201701816

Lisa G. Hill

Executive Director

Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners

Earliest possible date of adoption: June 18, 2017

For further information, please call: (512) 936-5239

 

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