KRS 198B.658: Qualifications for licensure and certification.

(1) An applicant for a master heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractor's

license shall:

(a) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;

(b) Be a citizen of the United States or be a resident alien who is authorized

to do work in the United States;

(c) 1. Have been regularly and principally employed or engaged in

heating, ventilation, and air conditioning trades as a journeyman

heating, ventilation, and air conditioning mechanic for not less than

two (2) years under the direction and supervision of a master

heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractor;

2. Have been regularly and principally employed or engaged in the

practice of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contracting as a

master heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractor, or

equivalent thereof, for not less than two (2) years in Kentucky or in a

jurisdiction other than Kentucky, as demonstrated by verifiable

documentation; or

3. Have been regularly and principally licensed and employed as a

mechanical engineer in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, or a

jurisdiction other than Kentucky, for not less than two (2) years, as

demonstrated by verifiable documentation;

(d) Have passed an examination prescribed by the department to determine

the applicant's competency to practice heating, ventilation, and air

conditioning contracting; and

(e) Have paid a fee as established in administrative regulations promulgated

by the department.

(2) An applicant for a journeyman heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

mechanic's license shall:

(a) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;

(b) Be a citizen of the United States or be a resident alien who is authorized

to do work in the United States;

(c) 1. Have been regularly and principally employed or engaged in

heating, ventilation, and air conditioning trades for not less than two

(2) years under the direction and supervision of a master heating,

ventilation, and air conditioning contractor; or

2. Have been regularly and principally employed or engaged in the

performance of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning work for not

less than two (2) years in Kentucky or in a jurisdiction other than

Kentucky, as demonstrated by verifiable documentation;

(d) Have passed an examination prescribed by the department to determine

the applicant's competency to install, maintain, and repair heating and

cooling systems, heating and cooling service, burner service, and

hydronic systems; and

(e) Have paid a fee as established in administrative regulations promulgated

by the department.

(3) If an applicant has obtained, while exempt from licensure under 198B.674(2),

(7), (8), (10), (13), or (14), work experience that the department determines to

be equivalent to the requirements of subsection (1)(c) or (2)(c) of this section,

that experience may be considered as equivalent to one (1) year of

employment toward the licensure requirements for a master heating,

ventilation, and air conditioning contractor or journeyman heating, ventilation,

and air conditioning mechanic, as applicable, not to exceed one (1) year.

(4) (a) The department shall issue an apprentice heating, ventilation, and air

conditioning mechanic's certificate to any person who registers as an

apprentice with the department.

(b) The department shall establish by administrative regulation the minimum

number of hours of experience required by apprentices and shall maintain

an apprentice register to credit an apprentice for hours worked under the

supervision of a master heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

contractor and journeyman heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

mechanic. Experience gained under the supervision of a Kentucky

licensed master heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractor while

registered as an apprentice with the Education and Labor Cabinet,

Department of Workforce Development, in cooperation with the United

States Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training shall

be accepted toward the two (2) year experience requirement for a

journeyman heating, ventilation, and air conditioning mechanic license.

(c) The apprentice register shall include the name, address, Social Security

number, employer, and dates of employment of the apprentice.

(d) The apprentice shall notify the department in writing of any change in

address or employer.

(e) Apprentices and pre-apprentices shall not be required to pay a fee to

obtain a certificate of registration or to renew a registration.

(5) The satisfactory completion of one (1) academic year of a

department-approved curriculum or one (1) year of professional training in

heating, ventilation, and air conditioning work may be considered as equivalent

to one (1) year of employment toward the licensure requirements for a

journeyman heating, ventilation, and air conditioning mechanic, not to exceed

one (1) year.

(6) The satisfactory completion of one (1) academic year of teaching experience in

a department-approved or state-approved technical education program in

heating, ventilation, and air conditioning shall be considered as equivalent to

one (1) year of employment, as required by subsection (1)(c) or (2)(c) of this

section. No more than one (1) year of approved teaching experience may be

used in meeting the requirements of subsection (1)(c) or (2)(c) of this section.