KRS 236.097: Owner facility license -- Owner's piping inspector license -- Independent

inspection agency license -- Application of licensing requirements.

(1) An owner facility subject to piping inspection by the department under this chapter

may apply for a license from the department to allow the facility to conduct its own

site piping inspections, other than for boiler external piping, in lieu of an inspection

by the department.

(a) No piping inspections shall be conducted under an owner facility license

unless the owner's piping inspector is licensed pursuant to subsection (2) of

this section, or the contracted independent inspection agency is licensed

pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. The department shall be notified of

the owner facility's retentio n of the owner's piping inspector or independent

inspection agency.

(b) 1. The department shall develop and make available on the department's

Web site an application for a license described in this subsection.

2. The application shall require the owner facility to:

a. List all owner's piping inspectors retained by the facility;

b. List all independent inspection agencies retained by the facility;

and

c. Provide evidence that the facility has employees who hold, or

retains a contractor who holds, a license issued under KRS

236.210 for the facility and the facility has general liability

insurance through a company permitted to transact insurance in

Kentucky.

3. The list of owner's piping inspectors and independent inspection

agencies shall be updated and prov ided to the department within thirty

(30) days of a change.

(c) The department shall issue or deny a license under this subsection within

forty-five (45) days of receiving a complete application.

(d) With the application, the applicant shall submit a fee o f one thousand dollars

($1,000). If the application is denied by the department, the department shall

refund five hundred dollars ($500) of the application fee to the applicant.

(e) An owner facility license shall be issued for a period of two (2) years.

(f) To renew a license the applicant shall submit a completed renewal application

no later than sixty (60) days prior to license expiration with a nonrefundable

renewal fee of five hundred dollars ($500).

(g) Prior to renewal, the department shall conduct an audit of piping at owner -

licensed facilities. The audit shall verify that the piping conforms to standards

prescribed by the ASME adopted by the department. An owner facility license

shall continue in effect until approved or denied by the department so long as

a renewal application is submitted as required by paragraph (f) of this

subsection.

(h) Each licensed owner facility shall maintain records of all piping inspections,

including identification of the owner's piping inspector or independent

inspection agency, for a period of five (5) years following the inspection.

Records of inspections shall be made available to the department upon

request.

(2) An owner's piping inspector shall be licensed by the department prior to conducting

piping inspections, other than for boiler external piping.

(a) The department shall develop and make available on the department's Web

site an application for an owner's piping inspector license.

(b) The department shall issue or deny a license under this subsection upon

review of a completed application demonstrating that the applicant meets the

following criteria:

1. For inspections of piping repairs, the applicant is certified as defined

under American Petroleum Institute Standard 570, Piping Inspection

Code: Inspection, Rep air, Alteration, and Rerating of In -Service Piping

Systems; or

2. For all other inspections of piping, the applicant qualifies under owner

inspection requirements pursuant to ASME piping code B31.1 or B31.3,

as applicable, or the applicant holds a commissi on from the National

Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.

(c) With the application, the applicant shall submit an initial nonrefundable

license application fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for a two (2) year

license.

(d) The initial license fee may be prorated for not less than thirteen (13) months

or more than thirty-six (36) months.

(e) An initial owner's piping inspector license shall expire on the final day of the

applicant's birth month in the second year following the issue date.

(f) To renew a license, the applicant shall submit a completed renewal application

and a nonrefundable renewal fee of fifty dollars ($50) to the department.

(3) Any independent inspection agency that employs licensed owner's piping inspectors

shall be licensed by the department as an independent inspection agency.

(a) The department shall develop and make available on the department's Web

site an independent inspection agency license application.

(b) With the application, the applicant shall submit a fee of one thou sand dollars

($1,000) and a list of all owner's piping inspectors employed by the

independent inspection agency. If the application is denied, five hundred

dollars ($500) shall be refunded to the applicant.

(c) The list of owner's piping inspectors employe d by the independent inspection

agency shall be updated and provided to the department within thirty (30) days

of change.

(d) An independent inspection agency license shall be effective for a period of

two (2) years following the date of issuance.

(e) To renew a license, the applicant shall submit a completed renewal application

and a nonrefundable renewal fee of five hundred dollars ($500).

(f) Each licensed independent inspection agency shall maintain a record of all

piping inspections for a period of fiv e (5) years following the inspection,

including identification of the owner's piping inspectors. Records of

inspections shall be made available to the department upon request.

(4) The licensing requirements of this section shall only apply to piping otherw ise

required to be inspected by a boiler inspector employed by the department pursuant

to this chapter.