A. No person shall engage directly or indirectly in the activity of monitoring and/or maintaining all or any part of an OSS without first having obtained a monitoring and maintenance specialist certificate of competency from SHD. A limited exception to this requirement is granted to SHD certified pumpers, installers, and State Department of Licensing licensed designers for the purpose of performing monitoring and maintenance on conventional gravity OSS where no pretreatment or disinfection is employed.

B. A monitoring and maintenance specialist certificate of competency shall be nontransferable.

C. A monitoring and maintenance specialist may perform limited repair measures.

D. Each certified individual shall conduct his or her work in the employ of a certified company appropriate to the work performed and provide to SHD the name of the certified company with which they are employed and shall notify SHD within 30 days of any employment changes.

E. When complying with the requirements of this chapter, the certified individual represents the certified company with which he or she is employed. The certified company, as well as the certified individual, may be subject to disciplinary action for violating the requirements of this chapter. [Res. 12-15. Prior code § 8.7(V)].