2016 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XII - PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Chapter 153 - STATE BOARD OF FIRE CONTROL
Section 153:38 - Voluntary Certification of Water Treatment Technicians; Examinations.

    153:38 Voluntary Certification of Water Treatment Technicians; Examinations. –
    I. Any person who has acted as a water treatment trainee for a period of not less than one year shall, upon payment of the fees established by the board, be entitled to examination and, upon achieving the passing score on the examination, be certified as a water treatment technician. A certificate issued under this section shall be carried on the person and displayed at any time upon request. Any person failing to achieve the passing score on the examination may be examined as often as he or she may desire.
    II. The title "certified water treatment technician'' shall be used only by persons and business entities certified under this section. No person shall continue to represent himself or herself and no business entity shall continue to represent itself as a certified water treatment technician after certification has been revoked or nonrenewed under this section.
    III. The board may issue, upon payment of the required fees, certification without examination to a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other business entity that installs, maintains, or repairs water treatment systems, provided the entity designates one employee certified under this chapter who is responsible for the entity's compliance with this subdivision and the rules adopted by the board. Within 30 days after termination of employment of such employee by such entity, he or she shall give notice thereof to the board and, if no other employee is certified under this section, the entity shall not represent itself as employing certified water treatment technicians until some other employee has obtained certification. The board shall not require an additional fee for an entity that installs, maintains, or repairs water treatment systems where the person certified under this section is the sole owner of the entity.
    IV. The board may issue certification without examination to those water treatment technicians who provide adequate documentation of having operated in the capacity of a water treatment technician for a period of at least one year prior to January 1, 2004 and who pay the required fees.
    V. The board, with the approval of the commissioner, shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A to implement the certification requirements established in this section, including the application procedure and any eligibility requirements in addition to those in this section for certification as a certified water treatment technician or water treatment trainee, the renewal of certification and reinstatement of certification, and to establish the fees for certification of water treatment technicians and water treatment trainees.

Source. 2013, 275:9, eff. July 1, 2013.