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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="9A-402" title_number="9A" title_name="Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A holder of a master, master restricted, or limited heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration license may not contract to provide services on behalf of the licensee, or another person who provides heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration services, unless the work of the licensee, including completed operations, is covered by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>general liability insurance in the amount of at least $300,000; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>property damage insurance in the amount of at least $100,000.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The insurance required under this section may be bought:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>by a holder of a master, master restricted, or limited heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration license; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>by the person who engages in the business of providing heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration services and employs the holder of the master, master restricted, or limited license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The insurance requirement of this section is not meant for work that a master, master restricted, or limited license holder does outside the scope of employment for the person who carries the insurance.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A licensed apprentice, licensed journeyman, or licensed journeyman restricted in the employ of a master, master restricted, or limited licensee need not obtain separate insurance while providing or assisting in providing heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration services under the control and supervision of the licensee.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Subject to the restrictions of § 9A-309 of this title regarding inactive status, inactive licensees who have had their inactive status approved by the Board need not obtain insurance while maintaining inactive status.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An applicant for any license under this title shall submit proof of the insurance required under this section to the Board with the license application.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Unless the applicant submits proof of insurance, the Board may not issue any license to an applicant to whom the insurance requirements of this section apply.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Unless an applicant meets the insurance requirements of this section, the Board may not renew any license of the applicant to whom the insurance requirements of this section apply.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A holder of a master, master restricted, or limited license shall give the Board notice of the cancellation of insurance at least 10 days before the effective date of the cancellation.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>If a county, municipal corporation, special taxing district, or other political subdivision requires a master, master restricted, or limited heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration license holder, or other person who engages in the business of providing heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration services, to execute a surety bond under local heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration requirements, the person may satisfy the bond requirement by submitting proof of the insurance required under this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>The Board shall specify on each license whether the license holder meets the insurance requirements of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
