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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 26.11.23.03" title_num="26" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="23" heading="Accreditation.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An individual may not engage in an asbestos occupation involving any school project or public and commercial building asbestos project without accreditation from the Department.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Department shall accredit an individual in an asbestos occupation upon submittal of proof that the individual has:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Successfully completed any one of the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An initial training course and any required review course approved by the Department as specified in Regulations .04—.09 of this chapter,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An initial training course and any required review course as specified in Regulation .04A—B of this chapter, approved by the U.S. EPA for asbestos occupation accreditation,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Acquired and maintained current accreditation from an EPA-approved accreditation plan of another state; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Complied with all other requirements in this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Photo Identification Card.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Each individual accredited to engage in an asbestos occupation shall carry, while engaged in the asbestos occupation, a photo identification card issued by the training provider or by a state with an EPA-approved Model Accreditation Plan.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For applicants who were not issued a photo identification card, the Department will provide the photo identification card if the applicant:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Has a certificate issued by a training provider, as described in §B(1)(b) and (c) of this regulation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Pays by cash, money order, certified check, or cashier's check a processing fee of $25 made payable to the Maryland Clean Air Fund.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Accreditation is valid only for the asbestos occupations for which the candidate qualifies.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>