Application Process and Requirements for Reapplication after License Expiration

PURPOSE: This rule provides the requirements for reapplication of a lead inspector, risk assessor, lead abatement worker, lead abatement supervisor and project designer after a license has expired. (1) Unless sooner renewed or revoked, a license shall expire within two (2) years from its effective date indicated on the current license. If a licensee allows the license to expire before renewal, the licensee must reapply to the Office of Lead Licensing and Accreditation (OLLA). Completed applications shall be mailed to the Missouri Department of Health, Attention: Fee Receipts, P.O. Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570. (2) The application shall include the following: (A) A completed lead occupation license application form provided by OLLA which shall include: 1. The applicant’s full legal name, home address, and telephone number; 2. The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant’s current employer; 3. The applicant’s Social Security number; 4. The county or counties in which the applicant is employed; 5. The location where the applicant would like to receive correspondence regarding his or her application or license; 6. The license occupation the applicant wishes to be licensed for; 7. Type of training completed, including name of training provider, certificate identification number and dates of course completion; 8. Licensure for lead occupations in other states including, name of other states, type of license, license expiration date, and license number, and copies of other states’ license/certificate; 9. Certification by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including EPA region number, type of certification, certification expiration date, certification number, and a copy of the EPA certificate; and 10. Signature of the applicant which certifies that all information in the application is complete and true to the best of the applicant’s knowledge and that the applicant will comply with applicable state statutes and regulations; (B) A copy of the OLLA- or EPA-accredited refresher (and/or initial, if applicable—see 19 CSR 30-70.195(4)) training course completion certificate for the appropriate occupation; (C) Two (2) recent passport-size color photographs of the applicant’s face without a hat or sunglasses (computer generated or photocopied photographs are not acceptable); and (D) A check or money order made payable to the Missouri Department of Health for the nonrefundable fee of one hundred dollars ($100). (3) An applicant reapplying for a lead occupation license within one (1) year from the license expiration date shall complete the appropriate eight (8)-hour refresher training course accredited by OLLA or the EPA. (4) Applicants failing to reapply within three (3) years of the license expiration date and who have not successfully completed annual refresher training, shall successfully complete the appropriate OLLA- or EPA-accredited initial training course again. (5) Any licensed lead inspector, risk assessor, or lead abatement supervisor, that allows his or her license to expire before renewal shall retake the state lead examination for the appropriate occupation. (6) OLLA will use the procedure for issuance or denial of a license pursuant to 19 CSR 3070.130(4), 19 CSR 30-70.140(3), 19 CSR 30-70.150(4), 19 CSR 30-70.160(4), 19 CSR 30-70.170(4) as applicable. AUTHORITY: sections 701.301, 701.312 and 701.316, RSMo Supp. 1998.* Emergency rule filed Aug. 19, 1999, effective Aug. 30, 1999, expired Feb. 25, 2000. Original rule filed Aug. 19, 1999, effective Feb. 29, 2000. *Original authority: 701.301, RSMo 1998; 701.312, RSMo 1993, amended 1998; and 701.316, RSMo 1993, amended 1998.