18VAC50-30-70. Other recognized programs.
Applicants certified or licensed as a tradesman or backflow prevention device worker by governing bodies located outside the Commonwealth of Virginia are considered to be in compliance with this chapter if the board has determined the requirements and standards under which the license or certificate was issued are substantially equivalent to those established in this chapter. In addition to the requirements set forth in 18VAC50-30-30, such applicants must meet the following requirements:
1. The applicant must have received the tradesman certification or license by virtue of having passed in the jurisdiction of original certification or licensure a written or oral examination deemed to be substantially equivalent to the Virginia examination.
2. Individuals certified or licensed by governing bodies other than the Commonwealth of Virginia may sit for the same level of tradesman examination by completing the required application and providing a copy of a currently valid journeyman or master license or certification.
3. Individuals certified or licensed as backflow prevention device workers by governing bodies located outside the Commonwealth of Virginia may sit for the Virginia backflow prevention device worker examination upon presentation of a currently valid certificate or card from such jurisdictions with their completed examination application and fee.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-1102 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 1997; amended, Virginia Register Volume 15, Issue 19, eff. July 9, 1999; Volume 23, Issue 12, eff. April 1, 200; Volume 40, Issue 26, eff. October 1, 2024.