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(a)The scope of plumbing work that an individual may
perform is dictated by the type of license, endorsement, or registration
held.
(b)An individual who holds a current Master Plumber
License and meets the requirements of a Responsible Master Plumber
(RMP):
(1)may advertise or otherwise offer to perform or
provide plumbing to the general public;
(2)may enter into contracts or agreements to perform
plumbing;
(3)shall obtain plumbing permits to perform plumbing
work;
(4)may perform plumbing work without supervision;
and
(5)shall supervise plumbing work performed by other
licensees or registrants.
(c)An individual who holds a current Journeyman or
Master Plumber License may perform or supervise plumbing work:
(1)under the supervision of a RMP; and
(2)only under contracts or agreements to perform plumbing
work secured by a RMP or a person who has secured the services of
a RMP.
(d)An individual who holds a current Tradesman Plumber-Limited
License may:
(1)perform or supervise plumbing work on one or two-family
dwellings:
(A)under the supervision of a RMP; and
(B)only under contracts or agreements to perform plumbing
secured by a RMP or a person who has secured the services of a RMP;
or
(2)assist in the installation of plumbing other than
for one or two-family dwellings under the on-the-job supervision of
a Journeyman or Master Plumber.
(e)An individual who holds a current Plumbing Inspector
License may perform plumbing inspections as an employee or independent
contractor of a political subdivision or state agency for compliance
with health and safety laws and ordinances.
(1)An individual who holds a current Plumbing Inspector
License with a current Medical Gas Piping Installation Endorsement
may perform inspections of piping that is used solely to transport
gases used for medical purposes.
(2)An individual who holds a current Plumbing Inspector
License with a current Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement
may perform inspections of plumbing work associated with the treatment,
use and distribution of rainwater to supply a plumbing fixture, appliance,
or irrigation system.
(3)An individual who holds a current Plumbing Inspector
License with a current Multipurpose Residential Fire Protection Sprinkler
Specialist Endorsement may perform inspections of multipurpose residential
fire protection sprinkler systems installed in a one or two-family
dwelling.
(f)An individual who holds a current Journeyman or
Master Plumber License with a current Medical Gas Piping Installation
Endorsement may install piping that is used solely to transport gases
used for medical purposes:
(1)under the supervision of a RMP who holds a current
Medical Gas Piping Installation Endorsement; and
(2)only under contracts or agreements to perform medical
gas piping installations secured by a RMP who holds a current Medical
Gas Piping Installation Endorsement or a person who has secured the
services of a RMP who holds a current Medical Gas Piping Installation
Endorsement.
(g)An individual who holds a current Journeyman or
Master Plumber License with a current Water Supply Protection Specialist
Endorsement may:
(1)perform Customer Service Inspections pursuant to
30 Texas Administrative Code §290.46(j). Minimum Acceptable Operating
Practices for Public Drinking Water Systems; or
(2)install, service or repair plumbing associated
with the treatment, use and distribution of rainwater to supply a
plumbing fixture, appliance, or irrigation system:
(A)under the supervision of a RMP who holds a current
Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement; and
(B)only under contracts or agreements to perform,
install, service, and repair plumbing associated with the use and
distribution of rainwater to supply a plumbing fixture, appliance,
or irrigation system secured by a RMP who holds a current Water Supply
Protection Specialist Endorsement or a person who has secured the
services of a RMP, in accordance with Board Rules, who holds a current
Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement.
(3)A Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement
shall not be used in lieu of a Plumbing Inspector License to perform
plumbing inspections. A Plumbing Inspector may perform a Customer
Service Inspection even if the individual does not hold a Water Supply
Protection Specialist Endorsement.
(h)An individual who holds a current Journeyman or
Master Plumber License with a current Multipurpose Residential Fire
Protection Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement may install a multipurpose
residential fire protection sprinkler system in a one or two-family
dwelling:
(1)under the supervision of a RMP who holds a current
Multipurpose Residential Fire Protection Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement;
and
(2)only under contracts or agreements to perform multipurpose
residential fire protection sprinkler system installations secured
by a RMP who holds a current Multipurpose Residential Fire Protection
Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement or a person who has secured the services
of a RMP who holds a current Multipurpose Residential Fire Protection
Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement.
(i)An individual who holds a current Plumber's Apprentice
Registration may assist a licensee with the installation of plumbing:
(1)under the direct supervision of a person licensed
by the Board;
(2)under the supervision of a RMP; and
(3)only under contracts or agreements to perform plumbing
work secured by a RMP or a person who has secured the services of
a RMP.
(j)An individual who holds a current Plumber's Apprentice
Registration and a current Residential Utilities Installer Registration
may construct and install only yard water service piping and building
sewers for one or two-family dwellings:
(1)under the supervision of a RMP; and
(2)only under contracts or agreements to perform plumbing
work secured by a RMP or a person who has secured the services of
a RMP.
(k)An individual who holds a current Tradesman Plumber-Limited
License or Plumber's Apprentice Registration and a current Drain Cleaner
Registration may install cleanouts and remove and reset p-traps for
the purposes of eliminating obstructions in building drains and sewers:
(1)under the supervision of a RMP; and
(2)only under contracts or agreements to perform plumbing
work secured by a RMP or a person who has secured the services of
a RMP.
(l)An individual who holds a current Plumber's Apprentice
Registration and a current Drain Cleaner-Restricted Registration may
clear obstructions in sewer and drain lines through any existing code-approved
opening:
(1)under the supervision of a RMP; and
(2)only under contracts or agreements to perform plumbing
work secured by a RMP or a person who has secured the services of
a RMP.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal
authority.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on November 3, 2022
TRD-202204361 Lynn Latombe
General Counsel
Texas State Board of Plumbing
Examiners
Effective date: November 23, 2022
Proposal publication date: July 8, 2022
For further information, please call: (512) 936-5216
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