355 IAC 4-7-2 Commercial applicators; certification renewal standards

Sec. 2. (a) Certification renewal of commercial applicators shall be accomplished by the applicator completing one (1) of the following: (1) The written examination procedures for initial certification established in 355 IAC 4-1-2.1. (2) Accumulating the minimum number of CCHs listed in the table in subsection (b) before the expiration of the applicator's certification period for that category. (b) The minimum number of CCHs required for renewal of each category is as follows: Category 1 20 CCHs Category 2 10 CCHs Category 3a 15 CCHs Category 3b 20 CCHs Category 4 10 CCHs Category 5 15 CCHs Category 6 15 CCHs Category 7a 20 CCHs Category 7b 15 CCHs Category 7d 20 CCHs Category 8 15 CCHs Category 11 20 CCHs Category 12 10 CCHs Category 13 10 CCHs Category 14 3 CCHs (c) A commercial applicator can accumulate CCHs only in the categories in which the applicator is certified at the time of participating in the training. (d) A commercial applicator can accumulate a maximum of one-half (1/2) of the number of CCHs required in subsection (b) at any one (1) training program. (e) CCHs accumulated by a commercial applicator in excess of the number of CCHs required in subsection (b) shall not be carried forward to the next certification period. (f) Renewed certification shall remain in force through December 31 of the fifth year following renewal unless revoked or suspended prior to that date.