Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Division of Hotels and Restaurants
RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
61C-5.007: Certificates of Competency and License Registrations, Initial, Renewal, General Liability Insurance Coverage
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of the rule development is to address comments submitted by the Office of Fiscal Accountability and Regulatory Reform.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The rule development will address elevator personnel and elevator company registration requirements and the terms used to identify the registrations.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 399.01, 399.10 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 399.001, 399.01(13), 399.01(14), 399.01(15), 399.01(17), 399.02, 399.049, 399.105 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Michelle Comingore, Operations Review Specialist, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1012, Michelle.Comingore@dbpr.state.fl.us, Telephone: (850)488-1133

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

61C-5.007 Certificates of Competency and License Registrations, Initial, Renewal; General Liability Insurance Coverage.

(1)(a) Each initial certificate of competency and each initial registration for a certified elevator technician, certified elevator inspector, or elevator company license shall be valid for the remainder of the calendar year.

(b) Except as otherwise specified in this rule, renewal certificates of competency and annual licenses shall be valid January 1 through December 31. All certificates and licenses, as specified in this section, expire on December 31 at 11:59 p.m. of each year unless renewed by the division.

(b)(c) A renewal application for a certificate of competency, including fee payment, or an annual license registration postmarked on or after January 1 will be deemed delinquent. A certificate of competency or annual license registration resulting from a delinquent submission shall be valid from the date renewed or issued by the division through December 31 each year.

(c)(d) Expired certificates and licenses are not valid and the certificate holder or licensee is not authorized to perform any work under an expired certificate or license until the division approves and completes a renewal.

(2) No change.

(3) Certified Elevator Technician. Each natural person desiring to perform the duties of a certified elevator technician must annually register with and be licensed by the division before constructing, installing, maintaining, or repairing an elevator.

(a) through (b) No change.

(4) Certified Elevator Inspectors. Each person desiring to perform the duties of a certified elevator inspector must annually register with and be licensed by the division before constructing, installing, inspecting, maintaining, or repairing an elevator.

(a) through (d) No change.

(5) Registered Elevator Companies. Each elevator company employing a person or persons to construct, install, inspect, maintain, or repair any vertical conveyance regulated by the bureau, must annually register with and be licensed by the division.

(a) through (c) No change.

(6) through (7) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 399.01, 399.02, 399.10, FS. Law Implemented 399.01(12), 399.01(13), 399.01(14), 399.01(16), 399.17 FS. History– New 10-8-81, Amended 11-27-83, 2-19-84, Formerly 7C-5.07, Amended 4-11-91, Formerly 7C-5.007, Amended 2-2-94, 8-21-06, 1-3-12,________.