2018 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 37 - Professions and Occupations
RS 37:2186 - Qualifications for licensure; application; fees

§2186. Qualifications for licensure; application; fees

A. The board shall, by rule adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, establish minimum qualifications for licensing. Applications for licenses and for renewal licenses shall be made in writing to the board on forms provided by the board.

B. An applicant for a license to perform mold remediation shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Attainment of eighteen years of age.

(2) Successful completion of high school or its equivalent.

(3) Present evidence to the board that he has satisfactorily completed at least the following board-approved course work:

(a) Twenty-four hours of training in mold remediation and basic mold assessment.

(b) Four hours of instruction in Louisiana's "Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law".

(4) Payment of the appropriate fees.

(5) Submission of a license application as prescribed by the board.

(6) Has submitted insurance certificates evidencing workers' compensation coverage in compliance with Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and liability insurance in a minimum amount of fifty thousand dollars.

C. An applicant shall furnish the board with a financial statement, current to within twelve months of the date of filing, prepared by an independent auditor and signed by the applicant and auditor before a notary public, stating the assets of the applicant, to be used by the board to determine the financial responsibility of the applicant to perform mold remediation services. Such assets shall include a net worth of at least ten thousand dollars. An applicant without the net worth required herein may furnish the board a bond, letter of credit, or other security acceptable to the board in the amount of such net worth requirement plus the amount of the applicant's negative net worth if any, and the furnishing of such bond, letter of credit, or other security shall be deemed satisfaction of such net worth requirement for all purposes.

D. The board may charge and collect fees not in excess of the following:

(1) Application for license

$100.00

(2) License renewal

$100.00

(3) Delinquent renewal

$ 50.00

(4) The fee provided for in this Subsection shall not be charged to a licensed residential building contractor who performs mold remediation services when acting within the scope of his license.

Acts 2003, No. 880, §1.