(b) Reciprocity qualifications. An applicant, who holds a substantially similar certification from another state, territory, or district of the United States that has not entered into a reciprocity agreement with the commission, applying for reciprocal certification as a commission water well driller or pump installer, shall meet the following requirements:

1. (1) The applicant holds certification in good standing;

2. (2) The applicant shall not have had a certification revoked for:

   1. (A) An act of bad faith; or
   2. (B) A violation of law, rule, or ethics;
3. (3) The applicant does not hold a suspended or probationary license in another state, territory, or district of the United States;
4. (4) The applicant has held the certificate for two (2) years;

5. (5) The applicant demonstrates sufficient competence in the field by passing the commission’s certification exam which tests applicant’s knowledge of:

   1. (A) The Arkansas Water Well Construction Act, Arkansas Code § 17-50-101 et seq.;
   2. (B) This part; and
   3. (C) General knowledge of water well construction;
6. (6) The applicant is eighteen (18) years of age or older; and
7. (7) The applicant pays a registration fee in accord with 17 CAR § 11-304.

(c) Required documentation of substantially similar program.

1. (1) As evidence that the applicant’s certificate from another jurisdiction is substantially similar to the commission’s requirements for a certificate of registration, the applicant shall submit the following information:

   1. (A) Evidence of current and active certification from another state, territory, or district of the United States; and
   2. (B) Evidence that the other jurisdiction’s certification requirements are similar to those required by the commission.

2. (2) To demonstrate that the applicant meets reciprocity requirements, the applicant shall provide the commission with:

   1. (A) The names of all states in which the applicant is currently certified or has been previously certified; and
   2. (B) Letters of good standing or other information from the licensing entity of each jurisdiction in which the applicant is currently or has ever been certified showing that the applicant:

(i) Has not had his or her certificate revoked for an act of bad faith or a violation of law, rule, or ethics; and

1. (ii) Does not hold a certificate on a suspended or probationary status.

   1. (d) Temporary certification for a person holding certification from a substantially similar program.
2. (1) The commission shall grant a ninety-day temporary certificate of registration to any individual holding a water well driller or pump installer certificate of registration from another state, territory, or district of the United States upon being presented with evidence of a current and active occupational certification substantially similar to the practice of water well drilling or pump installing in Arkansas.

3. (2) An individual holding a substantially similar certification shall submit:

   1. (A) A completed application;
   2. (B) Proof of certification; and
   3. (C) A certificate of registration fee identified in 17 CAR § 11-304.

(e) Applicant with experience from a state, territory, or district that does not require certification. An applicant from a state that does not certify water well drillers shall meet requirements in subdivisions (b)(5)–(7) of this section, as well as provide the following documents:

1. (1) An affidavit containing separate paragraphs accounting for at least two (2) years of employment by a water well drilling or pump installation business or businesses including the following information:

   1. (A) Business phone number and address;
   2. (B) Name of applicant’s supervisor;
   3. (C) Description of duties performed by applicant while employed by the business;
   4. (D) Dates of applicant’s employment;
   5. (E) Number of wells drilled by applicant or the number to which applicant has installed pumps, or both, if applicable; and
   6. (F) Type of rigs used by applicant to perform these duties; and

2. (2) Either:

   1. (A) Two (2) years of Internal Revenue Service W-2 Wage and Tax Statement forms demonstrating two (2) years of employment as a water well driller or pump installer, whichever is applicable; or
   2. (B) Insurance or bonding documents corresponding to dates of employment with the business or businesses.