Florida Statutes Part XVI - Mold-related Services (Ss. 468.84-468.8424)
- 468.84 - Mold-related Services Licensing Program; Legislative Purpose.
(1) There is created within the department the mold-related services licensing program.(2) The Legislature finds it necessary in the interest of the public safety and welfare, to...
- 468.841 - Exemptions.
(1) The following persons are not required to comply with any provisions of this part relating to mold assessment:(a) A residential property owner who performs mold assessment...
- 468.8411 - Definitions.
As used in this part, the term:(1) “Department” means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.(2) “Mold” means an organism of the class fungi that causes disintegration...
- 468.8412 - Fees.
(1) The department may establish fees to be paid for application, examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, inactive status application and reactivation of inactive licenses, and application...
- 468.8413 - Examinations.
(1) A person desiring to be licensed as a mold assessor or mold remediator must apply to the department after satisfying the examination requirements of this...
- 468.8414 - Licensure.
(1) The department shall license any applicant who the department certifies is qualified to practice mold assessment or mold remediation.(2) The department shall certify for licensure any...
- 468.8415 - Renewal Of License.
(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee and upon certification by the department that the licensee has satisfactorily...
- 468.8416 - Continuing Education.
(1) The department may not renew a license until the licensee submits proof satisfactory to it that during the 2 years prior to his or her...
- 468.8417 - Inactive License.
(1) A licensee may request that his or her license be placed in an inactive status by making application to the department.(2) A license that becomes inactive...
- 468.8418 - Certification Of Partnerships And Corporations.
The practice of or the offer to practice mold assessment or mold remediation by licensees through a corporation or partnership offering mold assessment or mold...
- 468.8419 - Prohibitions; Penalties.
(1) A person may not:(a) Effective July 1, 2011, perform or offer to perform any mold assessment unless the mold assessor has documented training in water, mold,...
- 468.842 - Disciplinary Proceedings.
(1) The following acts constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions in subsection (2) may be taken:(a) Violation of any provision of this part or s. 455.227(1).(b) Attempting...
- 468.8421 - Insurance.
(1) A mold assessor shall maintain general liability and errors and omissions for both preliminary and postremediation mold assessment insurance coverage of at least $1 million.(2) A...
- 468.8422 - Contracts.
A contract to perform mold assessment or mold remediation shall be in a document or electronic record, signed or otherwise authenticated by the parties. A...
- 468.8423 - Grandfather Clause.
(1) A person who performs mold assessment or mold remediation as defined in this part may qualify for licensure by the department as a mold assessor...
- 468.8424 - Rulemaking Authority.
The department shall adopt rules to administer this part.History.—s. 33, ch. 2010-106; s. 25, ch. 2010-176.
Last modified: September 23, 2016