ANNOUNCES REGIONAL MEETINGS

Oklahoma Construction Industries Board2401 NW 23rd Street #5 Oklahoma City, OK 73107

Local: (405) 271-5217 Toll Free: (877) 484-4424

To Receive Comments on Proposed Administrative Mechanical Rules and the addition of a category Medical Gas Piping Journeyman to the Mechanical License that would require licensure

and regulate the installation of medical gas piping in health care facilities.

Tulsa Technology CenterJanuary 24, 2011 @ 6:00 pmBusiness & Training Center3638 S. MemorialTulsa

Kiamichi Technology CenterJanuary 25, 2011 @ 6:00 pm 301 Kiamichi DriveMcAlester

High Plains Technology CenterJanuary 27, 2011 @ 6:00 pmMain Bldg. 201B Meeting Room3921 34th St.Woodward

Great Plains Technology CenterJanuary 31, 2011 @ 6:00 pmBldg. 1004500 W. Lee Blvd.Lawton

Construction Industries BoardFebruary 1, 2011 @ 6:00 pmShepherd Mall2401 NW 23rd, Ste 5Oklahoma City

RULE CHANGES

SUMMARY:158:50-1-2 defines "Health care facility", "Medical gas piping work", "Medical gas journeyman", for purposes of regulatory compliance. "Mechanical work", "Process piping", "Refrigeration system", and "Variance" have been modified for regulatory clarification. 158:50-1-3(c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) provide uniformity between the Mechanical Licensing Act and the Mechanical Industry Regulations and establish the requirements for the installation, replacement, modification, or repair of mechanical systems. 158:50-1-4 acknowledges approved code documents by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission as the minimum standard for mechanical work in Oklahoma. 158:50-5-1(b)(9) creates the mechanical license category and license type for medical gas journeyman. 158: 50-5-2(b)(10) clarifies the authorized activities and limitations of a medical gas journeyman licensee. 158:50-9-1(b)(1)(A)(B)(C) and (D) and 158:50-9-1(b)(2) set forth the qualification requirements for persons applying for a license and require proof of the minimum number of hours of verifiable experience and education necessary to receive a license. 158:50-9-1(c) sets requirements for certification by examination for the Medical Gas license category. 158:50-9-2 is clean up language which corrects a misspellings and typographical errors. 158: 50-9-7(l) and (m) eliminate continuing education requirements for ground source piping category licensees and medical gas category licensees.