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State of Florida Mold Laws: Assessor/ Tester
468.8419 Prohibitions; penalties.—
(1) A person may not:
(a) Effective July 1, 2011, perform or offer to perform any mold assessment unless the mold assessor has documented training in water, mold, and respiratory protection under s. 468.8414(2).
(c) Use the name or title “certified mold assessor,” “registered mold assessor,” “licensed mold assessor,” “mold assessor,” “professional mold assessor,” or any combination thereof unless the person has complied with the provisions of this part.
(d) Perform or offer to perform any mold remediation to a structure on which the mold assessor or the mold assessor’s company provided a mold assessment within the last 12 months.
(f) Accept any compensation, inducement, or reward from a mold remediator or mold remediator’s company for the referral of any business to the mold remediator or the mold remediator’s company.
(g) Offer any compensation, inducement, or reward to a mold remediator or mold remediator’s company for the referral of any business from the mold remediator or the mold remediator’s company.
(h) Accept an engagement to make an omission of the assessment or conduct an assessment in which the assessment itself, or the fee payable for the assessment, is contingent upon the conclusions of the assessment.
State of Florida Mold Laws: Mold Remediator
(2) A mold remediator, a company that employs a mold remediator, or a company that is controlled by a company that also has a financial interest in a company employing a mold remediator may not:
(a) Perform or offer to perform any mold remediation unless the remediator has documented training in water, mold, and respiratory protection under s. 468.8414(2).
(b) Perform or offer to perform any mold remediation unless the person has complied with the provisions of this part.
(c) Use the name or title “certified mold remediator,” “registered mold remediator,” “licensed mold remediator,” “mold remediator,” “professional mold remediator,” or any combination there of unless the person has complied with the provisions of this part.
(d) Perform or offer to perform any mold assessment to a structure on which the mold remediator or the mold remediator’s company provided a mold remediation within the last 12 months.
(f) Accept any compensation, inducement, or reward from a mold assessor or mold assessor’s company for the referral of any business from the mold assessor or the mold assessor’s company.
(g) Offer any compensation, inducement, or reward to a mold assessor or mold assessor’s company for the referral of any business from the mold assessor or the mold assessor’s company.
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Penalties
(3) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits:
(a) A misdemeanor of the second degree for a first violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(b) A misdemeanor of the first degree for a second violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(c) A felony of the third degree for a third or subsequent violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(4) This section does not apply to unlicensed activity as described in paragraphs (1)
(a)-(d) or s. 455.228 that occurs before July 1, 2011.
Section 30. Paragraph (j) is added to subsection (1) of section 468.842, Florida Statutes, to read:
468.842 Disciplinary proceedings.—
Ch. 2010-106 LAWS OF FLORIDA Ch. 2010-106
The One thing that we believe the state missed is the Insurance requirements, currently a Mold Remediator only has to have Liability Insurance in the amount of One Million.
Unfortunately Liability insurance does not cover Cross Contamination of unprotected areas or breach of containments spreading mold spores into unaffected areas during the mold removal process. Only Pollution insurance covers the spread of mold spores into unaffected areas, Terramar Restoration carries the Million Liability the State requires & one million in Pollution Insurance that is not required.
This kind of coverage cost us more, but our customers can be assured that no matter what happens, Terramar has the proper insurance to cover our work & your property!
This is not the full law, just some of the more important paragraphs that you should know before hiring a Mold Company or a Mold Testing Firm, to read the full law click link above on upper left side.
Florida Mold Testing / Mold Inspections
Mold Remediation Law
The State of Florida Mold Law
The information provided here was taken from The Department of Business & Professional Regulation Website