641—26.5  (135K)  Registration.
	   26.5(1) Initial registration.
	      a.    	  A person who has successfully completed an approved training course may register with the department within the 12 months after the date of course completion. A person who is certified may register with the department. The applicant must submit:
	       (1)  	  A completed application form (form provided by the department).
	       (2)  	  Documentation of successful completion of an approved training course or documentation that the person is certified.
	       (3)  	  A nonrefundable fee in accordance with Table 1. A $15 returned check fee will be charged for each check returned for insufficient funds.
The registration shall expire as shown in Table 1.
Table 1
Initial Registration Fees
Registration Month	Even Year	Odd Year	
	Fee	Registration Expiration	Fee	Registration Expiration	
January - February	$66	October 31 + one year	$30	October 31	
March - April	$60	October 31 + one year	$24	October 31	
May - June	$54	October 31 + one year	$18	October 31	
July - August	$48	October 31 + one year	$84	October 31 + two years	
September - October	$42	October 31 + one year	$78	October 31 + two years	
November - December	$36	October 31	$72	October 31 + one year	
	      b.    	  A person who has completed a course of training in another state may be registered in Iowa. The person shall submit:
	       (1)  	  A completed Iowa application form (form provided by the department).
	       (2)  	  Documentation that:
	      1. 	  The person has successfully completed a training course that meets the hour and subject requirements for an approved training course (if the person completed the training course more than 12 months before the date of the application, the person shall document that the person has attended an average of at least 2.5 hours of continuing education training per year since completing the course), or
	      2. 	  The person is certified, or
	      3. 	  The person is registered as a backflow prevention assembly tester in a jurisdiction that has similar or greater requirements for training and continuing education than does the state of Iowa.
	       (3)  	  A nonrefundable fee in accordance with Table 1. A $15 returned check fee will be charged for each check returned for insufficient funds.
The registration shall expire as shown in Table 1.
	   26.5(2) Renewal registration.
	      a.    	  Except as provided in subrule 26.5(1), each registered tester shall renew the registration between July 1 and October 1 of each odd-numbered year. The registered tester shall submit:
	       (1)  	  A completed registration renewal application form (form provided by the department).
	       (2)  	  Documentation that the registered tester has completed at least five hours of approved continuing education courses after October 31 of the previous odd-numbered year or documentation that the registered tester is certified. Registered testers with an initial registration date of January 1 or later in an odd-numbered year are not required to obtain continuing education prior to renewal in that year.
	       (3)  	  A nonrefundable fee of $72. A $15 returned check fee will be charged for each check returned for insufficient funds.
	       (4)  	  Registration renewal applications received after October 1 shall include a $10 penalty per month or fraction thereof that the application is received after October 1 to a maximum of a $50 penalty.
	      b.    	  Before a renewal may be issued for a registration that has lapsed for more than 24 months, the person applying for renewal of the registration shall document that one of the following conditions is true:
	       (1)  	  The person has successfully completed an approved training course within the 12 months before applying for registration renewal, or
	       (2)  	  The person is certified, or
	       (3)  	  The person is registered as a backflow prevention assembly tester in a jurisdiction that has similar or greater requirements for training and continuing education than does the state of Iowa.
[ ARC 8981B , IAB 8/11/10, effective 9/15/10;    ARC 2837C , IAB 12/7/16, effective 1/11/17]