KRS 198B.565: Preparation of designs of system.

(1) The design for any fire protection sprinkler system for buildings and structures

shall be prepared by a licensed professional engineer or, if the licensed,

professional engineer chooses not to prepare the design, a licensed fire

protection sprinkler contractor whose certificate holder is a certified engineering

technician, NICET Level III or Level IV, may prepare the design.

(2) When a fire protection sprinkler system is designed by a professional engineer

in accordance with subsection (1) of this section, the licensed fire protection

sprinkler contractor shall submit to the professional engineer, for his approval,

technical drawings and, when required, hydraulic calculations for the

installation of the fire protection sprinkler system. Such technical drawings,

after approved by the professional engineer, shall be submitted by the

professional engineer to the department, the insurance authority having

jurisdiction, if any, and other authority when required by Kentucky law.

(3) When a fire protection sprinkler system is designed by a licensed fire

protection sprinkler contractor in accordance with subsection (1) of this section,

the licensed fire protection sprinkler contractor shall submit the design and

detailed plans to the department, the insurance authority having jurisdiction, if

any, and other authority when required by Kentucky law.