Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation

 

GDForum ID: 2750

Description of Proposed Guidance Document Changes

The Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors (the Board) has reviewed and voted to repeal guidance documents that are no longer necessary. Most of the guidance previously adopted by the Board has been incorporated into a final regulation adopted by the Board on November 21, 2024. The Board’s adopted final regulation, “2020-2021 General Review of Home Inspector Licensing Regulations” (Action 5658/ Stage 10813), is expected to become effective in October 2025. The repealed guidance is as follows: 1. Guidance Document 6247: Home Inspector Applicant's Experience Verification of Inspections Completed. The guidance was adopted to aid Board staff and regulants in obtaining a proper log of each home inspection completed by an applicant to verify that the applicant completed the minimum number of inspections required to meet experience requirements for licensure. As a result of changes adopted by the Board in the final regulation. This guidance is obsolete. 2. Guidance Document 6248: NRS Specialty for Inspections Conducted by a Home Inspector on Homes Under Construction. The guidance provided that a home inspector must be licensed with a new residential structure (NRS) specialty to perform course of construction inspections on new residential structures. This guidance has been incorporated into the Board’s final regulation. 3. Guidance Document 6266: Home Inspector Regulations; Meaning of Describe. The guidance provided a definition for the term “describe” as it relates to the requirement for a home inspector to inspect the condition of and describe the composition and characteristics of readily accessible components and readily observable defects in a residential building or new residential structure. The meaning of the term “describe” has been incorporated into the Board’s final regulation. 4. Guidance Document 6663: Guidance Document regarding Inspections of Specific Components of a Residential Building. This guidance provided that an individual who does not hold a license as a home inspector and who is conducting inspections of a component system in a residential building is not considered to be performing a home inspection. This guidance has been incorporated into the Board’s final regulation. 5. Guidance Document 6709: Guidance Document Regarding CPE for Home Inspectors with the NRS Specialty. This guidance provided that a licensee who completes the initial NRS training program within one year of renewal will not be required to submit NRS CPE for that renewal. NRS CPE will be required for each subsequent renewal. This guidance has been incorporated into the Board’s final regulation. 6. Guidance Document 6833: Meaning of "Direct Supervision" in 18VAC15-40-32 of the Home Inspector Licensing Regulations. The guidance provided a definition for the term “direct supervision” as it relates to the requirement for an applicant for a home inspector license to have completed home inspections under the direct supervision of a home inspector in order to meet experience requirements for licensure. The meaning of the term “direct supervision” has been incorporated into the Board’s final regulation.

 

Guidance Document(s) for this Comment Forum

Document ID	Document Title	Current Document	Proposed Document	Revised Proposed
6247	Home Inspector Applicant's Experience Verification of Inspections Completed	Old Version Removed	To Be Deleted		Deleted on 10/1/2025
6248	NRS Specialty for Inspections Conducted by a Home Inspector on Homes Under Construction	Old Version Removed	To Be Deleted		Deleted on 10/1/2025
6266	Home Inspector Regulations; Meaning of Describe	Old Version Removed	To Be Deleted		Deleted on 10/1/2025
6663	Guidance Document regarding Inspections of Specific Components of a Residential Building	Old Version Removed	To Be Deleted		Deleted on 10/1/2025
6709	Guidance Document Regarding CPE for Home Inspectors with the NRS Specialty	Old Version Removed	To Be Deleted		Deleted on 10/1/2025
6833	Meaning of "Direct Supervision" in 18VAC15-40-32 of the Home Inspector Licensing Regulations	Old Version Removed	To Be Deleted		Deleted on 10/1/2025

 

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