Requirements for the Accreditation of Refresher Courses

PURPOSE: This rule delineates the requirements for lead inspector, risk assessor, lead abatement worker, lead abatement supervisor and/or project designer refresher training courses. (1) Application for Accreditation of a Training Provider for a Refresher Training Course. A training provider may seek accreditation to offer refresher courses in any occupation. To obtain the Office of Lead Licensing and Accreditation (OLLA) accreditation to offer refresher training, a training provider must meet the following minimum requirements: (A) Each refresher course shall review the curriculum topics of the full-length courses listed under 19 CSR 30-70.330 through 19 CSR 30-70.370 as appropriate. In addition, training providers shall ensure that their courses of study include, at a minimum, the following: 1. An overview of current safety practices relating to lead-bearing substance activities in general, as well as specific information pertaining to the appropriate occupation; 2. Current laws and regulations relating to lead-bearing substance activities in general, as well as specific information pertaining to the appropriate occupation; and 3. Current technologies relating to leadbearing substance activities in general, as well as specific information pertaining to the appropriate occupation; (B) Each refresher course, except for the project designer course, shall last a minimum of eight (8) training hours. The project designer refresher course shall last a minimum of four (4) training hours; (C) For each course offered, the training program shall conduct a hands-on assessment (if applicable); and (D) For each refresher course offered, the training provider shall conduct a course exam at the completion of the course. (2) A training provider may apply for accreditation of a refresher course concurrently with its application for accreditation of the corresponding training course as described in 19 CSR 30-70.320 as appropriate. If so, OLLA shall use the procedures and requirements described in 19 CSR 30-70.320 for accreditation of the refresher course and the corresponding training course. (3) A training provider seeking accreditation to offer refresher courses only, shall submit a written application to OLLA. (A) Completed applications shall be mailed to the Missouri Department of Health, Attention: Fee Receipts, P.O. Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570. (B) The application shall include the following: 1. Completed training course accreditation application form provided by OLLA which shall include: A. The training provider’s name, address, and telephone number; B. The name and date of birth of the training manager; C. The name and date of birth of the principal instructor for each course; D. A list of locations at which training will take place; E. A list of courses for which the training provider is applying for accreditation; and F. A statement signed by the training manager certifying that the information provided in the application for accreditation, and any additional information included with the application, is true and accurate to the best of the training manager’s knowledge and understanding, that the training provider will comply with 19 CSR 30-70.310 through 19 CSR 30-70.400, and that the training provider will only conduct lead training in those occupations in which the training provider has received accreditation; 2. A copy of the student and instructor manuals; 3. Course agenda; 4. Course examination blueprint; 5. A copy of the quality control plan as described in 19 CSR 30-70.320(6)(H); 6. A copy of a sample course completion certificate as described in paragraph 19 CSR 30-70.320(6)(G); 7. A description of the facilities and equipment to be used for lecture and handson training; 8. A check or money order for the nonrefundable fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250); provided, however, that training providers who are a state, federally recognized Indian tribe, local government or nonprofit organization shall be exempt from payment of such fee; and 9. The training manager’s and principal instructor’s qualifications. (4) The procedures for issuance or denial in 19 CSR 30-70.320(5), and the requirements for accreditation of a training provider for a training course in 19 CSR 30-70.320(6) through 19 CSR 30-70.320(8), shall apply to all training providers applying for the accreditation of refresher training courses. (5) Application for Accreditation of a Training Provider for a Refresher Training Course Under Reciprocity. To obtain OLLA accreditation by reciprocity to offer refresher training in any occupation, a training provider shall submit a completed application to OLLA. Completed applications shall be mailed to the Missouri Department of Health, Attention: Fee Receipts, P.O. Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570. (A) The application shall include the following: 1. Completed training course accreditation application form provided by OLLA which shall include: A. The training provider’s name, address, and telephone number; B. The name and date of birth of the training manager; C. The name and date of birth of the principal instructor for each course; D. A list of locations at which training will take place; E. A list of courses for which the training provider is applying for accreditation; and F. A statement signed by the training manager certifying that the information provided in the application for accreditation, and any additional information included with the application, is true and accurate to the best of the training manager’s knowledge and understanding, that the training provider will comply with 19 CSR 30-70.310 through 19 CSR 30-70.400, and that the training provider will only conduct lead training in those occupations in which the training provider has received accreditation; 2. Course agenda; 3. Course examination blueprint; 4. A copy of the quality control plan as described in 19 CSR 30-70.320(6)(H); 5. A copy of a sample course completion certificate as described 19 CSR 3070.320(6)(G); 6. A description of the facilities and equipment to be used for lecture and handson training; 7. A check or money order for the nonrefundable fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250); provided, however, that training providers who are a state, federally recognized Indian tribe, local government or nonprofit organization shall be exempt from payment of such fee; and 8. The training manager’s and principal instructor’s qualifications. (B) The procedures for issuance or denial in 19 CSR 30-70.320(5), and the requirements for accreditation of a training provider for a training course in 19 CSR 30-70.320(6) through 19 CSR 30-70.320(8), shall apply to all training providers applying for accreditation by reciprocity of refresher training courses as applicable. AUTHORITY: sections 701.301 and 701.314, 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 and 701.314, RSMo 1993, amended 1998.