18VAC160-40-490: Licensee responsibility

A. The primary obligation of the licensee is to the public. If the licensee's judgment is overruled and not adhered to when advising appropriate parties of circumstances of a substantial threat to the public health, safety, or welfare, the licensee must inform the employer and client, as applicable, of the possible consequences and notify appropriate authorities.

B. The licensee must sign, date, and include the licensee's license number on all final work products prepared or reviewed and approved by the licensee. For work products performed by a journeyman licensee, the master licensee providing direct supervision shall sign, date, and include the licensee's license number, along with the journeyman's signature, date, and license number on the final work product. A journeyman licensee will not submit a work project as final without the applicable master licensee's signature, date, and license number.

C. The licensee will not knowingly associate in a business venture with, or permit the use of the licensee's name by, any person or firm where there is reason to believe that person or firm is engaging in activity of a fraudulent or dishonest nature or is violating any law or regulation of the board.

D. A licensee who has direct knowledge that another individual or firm may be violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of Chapter 23 (§ 54.1-2300 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia must immediately inform the board in writing and shall cooperate in furnishing any further information or assistance that may be required.

E. Except as provided in subsection F of this section, a licensee will not utilize the evaluations, design, drawings, or work of another licensee without the knowledge and written consent of the licensee or organization of ownership that originated the design, drawings, or work.

F. A licensee who relies on information in VDH files or has received permission to modify or otherwise utilize the evaluation, design, drawings, or work of another licensee pursuant to subsection E of this section or this subsection may certify that work only after a thorough review of the evaluation, design, drawings or work and after the licensee determines that the licensee is willing to assume full responsibility for all design, drawings, or work on which the licensee relies for the licensee's opinion.