567—134.21 (455B) Environmental liability insurance requirements. All licensed installers, liners, testers and inspectors are required to have environmental liability insurance with minimum liability limits of $250,000 per occurrence and in the aggregate, as approved by the department.
	 134.21(1) Licensed company. A licensed company is required to provide environmental liability insurance for all licensed activities of the company and its licensed installers, liners and testers.
	 134.21(2) Licensed installers, liners, testers and inspectors. Each licensed installer, liner, tester and inspector is required to provide proof of environmental liability insurance covering licensed activities. The insurance may be provided by the licensed company employing the individual, or by the individual licensee.
	 134.21(3) Exception to this requirement. Licensed installers, liners, testers and inspectors employed by owners or operators of underground storage tank systems, to work on their own system(s) and not for others, are exempted from insurance requirements. Licensed persons may install, line or inspect liquid underground storage tank systems owned by the licensed person’s employer, but shall not perform both inspection and installation of a liquid underground storage tank system owned by the licensed company.
	 134.21(4) Forms of acceptable insurance. All parties covered by the licensing provisions of this chapter shall provide evidence of environmental liability insurance to the department upon request. This subrule applies to all companies and individuals as outlined in rule 134.21(455B).
	  a.   	 Environmental liability insurance may be provided by a private insurer authorized to do business in Iowa.
	  b.   	 Evidence of environmental liability insurance may be provided using methods of self-insurance as outlined in 567—Chapter 136.
	  c.   	 Environmental liability insurance shall, at minimum, cover the same risks as provided for by the board in its approved insurance document form.