641—23.8(105) Inactive license.
	23.8(1) A person possessing an inactive license under 641—subrule 29.2(6) shall not perform any plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic work for which licensure is required so long as the person’s license is held in inactive status.
	23.8(2) A person possessing an active journeyperson/inactive master license under 641—subrule 29.2(5) shall not perform any plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, or hydronic work for which a master license is required so long as the person’s master license is held in inactive status.
	23.8(3) Inactive specialty license.
	a. 	A person possessing an active specialty license under rule 641—23.7(105) must submit a written request to place the specialty license on inactive status in order to obtain an active apprentice license. The licensee must acknowledge that the licensee is unable to perform any work covered under Iowa Code chapter 105 outside of the apprenticeship program.
	b. 	Notwithstanding 641—subrule 28.1(3), a person possessing both an inactive specialty license and an active apprentice license is not required to pay a renewal fee for the inactive specialty license so long as the person remains actively licensed as an apprentice.
	c. 	Notwithstanding 641—subrule 30.2(2), a person possessing an inactive specialty license and an active apprentice license is not required to obtain any continuing education hours for renewal so long as the person remains actively licensed as an apprentice.
	d. 	A person possessing both an inactive specialty license and an active apprentice license may surrender the apprentice license and reactivate the specialty license upon written request and payment of the fee for an active specialty license in the amount specified in 641—Chapter 28.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 105.20 and 105.22.
[ARC 1218C, IAB 12/11/13, effective 5/1/14; ARC 3061C, IAB 5/10/17, effective 6/14/17]