25 Pa. Code § 302.603 – Examination eligibility.

(a) An applicant for examination shall submit a request for examination using approved Board forms to one of the approved examination providers. The applicant shall also pay any fees defined by the approved examination provider for processing this request.
(b) An individual is not required to meet experience requirements of the act, regulations or guidelines as a condition for examination.
(c) An individual is not required to successfully attain any training as a condition for examination.
(d) An individual that attends five or more examination sessions without applying for certification shall pay the examination session fees as defined in § 302.202 (relating to operator certification program fees) before being allowed to attend additional examination sessions.
(e) A certified operator is not required to retake an examination already successfully passed unless either one of the following conditions occurs:
1. (1) The individual fails to renew his certification within 2 years from the expiration date of the certification.
2. (2) The individual fails to complete the required amount of continuing education within the 3-year renewal cycle.