Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
 
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Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors
 

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12/4/16  6:27 pm
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Licensed Inspectors from Other States
 

Adjoining states to Virginia only require education hours to obtain state licensing. Can you confirm, for example, a licensed home inspector operating in the state of Maryland (with under 10 years’ experience) would have to complete 25 home inspections under the direct supervision of a Virginia licensed home inspector to obtain their own Virginia State home inspectors license?

If supervised inspections are required given the example above; what mandatory mentorship hours will be required of currently licensed Virginia home inspectors? 

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12/5/16  2:08 pm
Commenter: David E. Harvey, Planet Protection Services

Amendment of regulations for asbestos analytical laboratory licensing, project monitoring reporting
 

I am in favor of the proposed clarification for laboratories with various sites not to have seperate licenses for each location they may have.  Currently, the main office has their address affixed on the analytical license and does cause confusion on where the actual analysis was performed.  Companies that have multipule sites in Virginia are subject to costs that could be avoided if this rule was clarified.  Project monitoring reports for clearance reporting needs to be changed to reflect transparency between the project monitor and the laboratory.  Sub-contracting between project monitors and laboratories should NOT be considered employment.  Only full time employees of said laboratories should be able to read samples under their license and the companies idenity clearly marked on their letter head for results reported.  This would strengthen current regulations that make it illegal for anyone to read samples under another company's license certification. 

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