Ch. 437

1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1)     heating - FORCED AIR SYSTEMS;

(2)      HEATING - HYDRONIC SYSTEMS;
[(2)] (3) ventilation;

[(3)] (4) air-conditioning; or

[(4)] (5) refrigeration.

[(p)](Q) "Provide heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration services"
means to install, maintain, alter, remodel, or repair heating systems, cooling systems,
refrigeration systems, ventilation systems, or hydronic systems.

[(q)](R) "Refrigeration system" means a system used to cool a surface or area
below 55 degrees Fahrenheit or 12.9 degrees Celsius.

[(r)] (S) "Subdivision of the State" means any of the 23 counties in Maryland, the
City of Baltimore, and any municipal corporation.

[(s)] (T) "Ventilation system" means the natural or mechanical process of
supplying air to, or removing air from, any space:

(1)     whether the air is conditioned or is not conditioned; and

(2)     at a rate of airflow of more than 250 cubic feet per minute.
9A-302.                                 

(a)     To qualify for an apprentice, journeyman, master, master restricted, or limited
license, an applicant shall meet the requirements of this section.

(b)     An applicant for a master heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and
refrigeration contractor license shall:

(1)     have been regularly and principally employed in providing heating,
ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration services under a journeyman license for not
less than 3 years of active experience under the direction and control of a master heating,
ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration contractor and have been so employed for
not less than 1,875 hours in the year prior to application; and

(2)     pass an examination administered by the Board.         

(c)     An applicant for a master restricted heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and
refrigeration contractor license shall:

(1)     have been regularly and principally employed in providing refrigeration,
air-conditioning, [heating] FORCED AIR HEATING, HYDRONIC HEATING, or
ventilation services under a journeyman license for not less than 3 years of active
experience under the direction and control of a master or master restricted heating,
ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration contractor and have been so employed for
not less than 1,875 hours in the year prior to application; and

(2)     pass an examination administered by the Board.

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