KRS 211.357: Certification of installers of on-site sewage disposal systems -- Fees.

(1) The cabinet shall establish a program to certify persons as installers of on -site

sewage disposal systems. A master plumber licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 318

or a person who provides written verification from the local health department in

the county in which the work was completed that he installed five (5) lateral fields

and septic tank systems prior to July 13, 1984, and that these installations had been

inspected by a certified inspector and passed inspection, shall be certified

automatically.

(2) The cabinet shall establish as a part of the certification program referenced in

subsection (1) of this section a means of issuing a probationary certification for

installers of on -site sewage disposal systems. This probationary certification shall

automatically be converted to a full certification at the time that the holder of the

probationary certificate has installed five (5) lateral fields and septic tank systems

and has provided written verification from the local health department in the county

in which the work was completed that these installations have been inspected by a

certified inspector and passed the inspection. The cabinet shall issue a full

certificate to the holder of the probationary certificate no later than sixty (60) days

after receipt of verification. In order to be issued a probationary certification,

eligible persons shall certify in writing that they will make installations in

accordance with requirements set forth by the Cabinet for Health and Family

Services.

(3) The cabinet may promulgate administrative regulations to establish a fee that:

(a) Shall be the total of the operational and administrative costs of the programs

to the cabinet and to agencies as defined in KRS 211.185;

(b) Beginning on March 17, 2020, until December 31, 20 20, shall not increase

more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the fee amount on March 17, 2020;

(c) Beginning on or after January 1, 2021, shall not increase more than five

percent (5%) for each year thereafter; and

(d) Shall be paid by persons certified a s installers, except master plumbers

licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 318.

(4) The cabinet may revoke or suspend any certification issued pursuant to this section

upon proof that the certified person has:

(a) Knowingly violated the provisions of this chapt er or the regulations of the

cabinet;

(b) Practiced fraud or deception in applying for or obtaining a certificate;

(c) Is incompetent to install on-site sewage disposal systems;

(d) Permitted the certification to be used directly or indirectly by another to install

on-site sewage disposal systems; or

(e) Is guilty of other unprofessional or dishonorable conduct of a character likely

to deceive or defraud the public.

(5) Upon appeal of any decision to revoke or suspend a certification, an administrative

hearing shall be conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B.

(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed to condone the installation of on -site

sewage disposal systems contrary to specifications for these systems established by

the cabinet.