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17 CAR § 200-504. Registration for out-of-state home inspectors
17 CAR § 200-504. Registration for out-of-state home inspectors.
(a) Automatic Occupational Licensure for Out-of-State Licensure Act, Arkansas Code § 17-7-101 et seq.
(1) The State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors shall grant automatic registration to an applicant that:
(A) Is a resident of the State of Arkansas;
(B) Does not have a disqualifying criminal offense under Arkansas Code § 17-3-102 or any additional state law relating to home inspectors;
(C) Does not have a complaint, allegation, or violation pending for his or her home inspector activity; and
(D) Meets the following requirements:
(i) Applicant shall be the holder in good standing for one (1) year of a home inspector license, registration, or certificate with similar scope of practice issued by another state, territory, or district of the United States; or
(ii) Applicant shall be an individual who worked:
(a) In another state, territory, or district of the United States that does not use an occupational licensure to regulate home inspectors but is regulated by occupational licensure in this state; and
(b) At least three (3) years in the home inspector occupation.
(2)(A) An applicant shall meet all other home inspector registration requirements for a resident of this state and all renewal requirements of the home inspector registration, including without limitation a criminal background check and continuing education hours.
(B) All requirements must be completed prior to registration renewal.
(b) Reciprocity.
(1) Required qualifications. An applicant applying for reciprocal registration shall meet the following requirements:
(A) The applicant shall hold a substantially similar license, registration, or certification in another United States jurisdiction;
(B) The applicant shall hold his or her home inspector license, registration, or certification in good standing;
(C) The applicant shall not have had a license, registration, or certificate revoked for:
(i) An act of bad faith; or
(ii) A violation of law, rule, or ethics;
(D) The applicant shall not hold a suspended or probationary license, registration, or certification in a United States jurisdiction; and
(E) The applicant shall be sufficiently competent in the practice of home inspection.
(2) Required documentation. An applicant shall submit a fully executed application, the required fee, and the documentation described below:
(A)(i) Evidence of current and active license, registration, or certificate in another United States jurisdiction.
(ii) The board may verify this information online if the jurisdiction at issue provides primary source verification on its website or by telephone to the other state’s regulatory board;
(B) To demonstrate that the applicant meets the requirements in subdivision (b)(1) of this section, the applicant shall provide the board with:
(i) The names of all states in which the applicant is currently licensed, registered, or certified or has been previously licensed, registered, or certified; and
(ii)(a) Letters of good standing or other information from each state in which the applicant is currently or has ever been licensed, registered, or certified showing that the applicant has not had his or her license, registration, or certificate revoked for the reasons listed in subdivision (b)(1)(C) of this section and does not hold a license, registration, or certification on suspended or probationary status as described in subdivision (b)(1)(D) of this section.
(b) The board may verify this information online if the jurisdiction at issue provides primary source verification on its website or by telephone to the other state’s licensing board;
(C) As evidence that the applicant is sufficiently competent in the practice of home inspection, an applicant shall submit:
(i) Proof of successful passage of the National Home Inspector Examination;
(ii) Proof of successful passage of a Standards and Ethics Examination; and
(iii) Two (2) home inspection reports;
(D) Proof of general liability insurance as required under 17 CAR § 200-503; and
(E) Proof of Workers’ Compensation insurance if applicable.
(3) Temporary and provisional registration.
(A) The board shall issue a temporary and provisional registration immediately upon receipt of the application, the required fee, and evidence of a current and active license, registration, or certificate.
(B) A temporary and provisional registration shall be effective for ninety (90) days during which time the applicant shall provide the remaining documentation required under subdivision (b)(2) of this section.
(C) Failure to submit all documentation required under subdivision (b)(2) of this section prior to the expiration of the ninety-day temporary and provisional registration will result in the applicant’s inability to practice as a home inspector in Arkansas until such time as all requirements have been fulfilled.
(4) Registration for an individual from a nonregulated state.
(A) Required qualifications. An applicant from a state that does not regulate home inspectors shall meet the following requirements:
(i) The applicant shall be sufficiently competent in the practice of home inspection; and
(ii) Has passed the National Home Inspector Examination and the current version of the Standards and Ethics Examination of the American Society of Home Inspectors.
(B) Required documentation. An applicant shall submit a fully executed application, the required fee, and the documentation described below to show the applicant is sufficiently competent in the practice of home inspection:
(i) Proof that the applicant has passed the National Home Inspector Examination and the current version of the Standards and Ethics Examination of the American Society of Home Inspectors; and
(ii) Four (4) home inspection reports.