2019 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
Title 37 - Professions and Occupations
§2186. Qualifications for licensure; application; fees

RS 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 twenty-four hours of training in mold remediation and basic mold assessment.

(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.(1) An applicant shall furnish the board with a financial statement, current to within twelve months of the date of filing, prepared by an accountant, bookkeeper, or certified public accountant and signed by the applicant before a notary public, stating that the statement of the applicant's assets and financial condition is true and correct.

(2) The applicant's assets shall include a net worth of at least ten thousand dollars. An applicant without the required net worth may furnish the board a bond, letter of credit, or other security acceptable to the board in the amount of the net worth requirement plus the amount of the applicant's negative net worth, if any. The bond, letter of credit, or other security shall be deemed satisfaction of the 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; Acts 2019, No. 371, §1.