The Board shall establish three separate license categories and two endorsement categories, as described in paragraphs (1)-(5) of this section:

1. (1) Master plumber--A license that entitles the individual to enter into contracts or agreements and to secure permits to perform plumbing work and assigns the individual responsibility for plumbing that occurs under such contracts or agreements, or under his or her supervision. A master plumber who uses unlicensed individuals to do plumbing work that only a licensee is permitted to do abuses the master plumber license and becomes subject to disciplinary action by the board.
2. (2) Journeyman plumber--A license that entitles the individual to do plumbing work only under the general supervision of master plumbers and only under contracts or agreements to perform plumbing work secured by them.
3. (3) Medical gas piping technician--An endorsement in addition to a journeyman or master plumbing license entitling the individual to install pipe, systems, and equipment used solely to transport gases used for medical purposes.
4. (4) Plumbing Inspector--A license that entitles the individual to do plumbing inspections as an employee of a political subdivision, or if approved by the board, as an agent of a political subdivision.
5. (5) Water supply protection specialist -- An endorsement in addition to a journeyman or master plumber license certifying the individual has been deemed by the Board to be competent in the inspection of the plumbing work or installation of a public water system distribution facility or of customer-owned plumbing connected to that system's water distribution lines. The holder of a Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement may perform Customer Service Inspections as defined in the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission's Rules and Regulations for Public Water Systems. Within the limits of a municipality of 5,000 or more inhabitants, a Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement shall not be used in lieu of a Plumbing Inspector License as required under Section 14(a) of the Act to perform plumbing inspections required under Section 15(a) of the Act.

Source Note:The provisions of this §365.1 adopted to be effective May 18, 1982, 7 TexReg 1748; amended to be effective September 9, 1982, 7 TexReg 3143; amended to be effective September 1, 1983, 8 TexReg 3186; amended to be effective June 2, 1987, 12 TexReg 1661; amended to be effective August 25, 1993, 18 TexReg 5399; amended to be effective December 8, 1993, 18 TexReg 8786; amended to be effective August 8, 1994, 19 TexReg 5710; amended to be effective June 7, 1996, 21 TexReg 4688; amended to be effective January 31, 1999, 24 TexReg 557.