13VAC5-21-51. Issuance of certificates.

A. Certificates will be issued when an applicant has complied with the applicable requirements of this chapter. Certificate holders will be classified as active or inactive. An active certificate holder is a person who is certified and who has attended all periodic maintenance training courses designated by the department and completed the required continuing education subsequent to becoming certified. An inactive certificate holder is a person who is certified but who has not attended all such periodic maintenance training courses or completed the required continuing education subsequent to becoming certified. An inactive certificate holder may request reinstatement as an active certificate holder after completing make-up training courses authorized by the department. Provisional certificates may also be issued in accordance with subsection C of this section.

B. All certificates issued since June 1978 are considered to be valid unless revoked or suspended, except that provisional certificates shall remain valid as set out under subsection C of this section.

C. A provisional certificate may be issued to (i) a person who has been directed by the department to obtain a certificate; (ii) an applicant requesting a certificate under the alternative examination or training provisions of 13VAC5-21-45; or (iii) an applicant when the required training has not been provided or offered.

Such a provisional certificate may be issued when the applicant has (i) provided the written endorsement or documentation required by 13VAC5-21-31, (ii) satisfactorily completed the code academy core module, and (iii) completed any training through the code academy or through other providers determined to warrant the issuance of the provisional certificate.

The provisional certificate is valid for a period of one year after the date of issuance and shall only be issued once to any individual, except that a provisional certificate shall remain valid when the required training has not been provided or offered.