Licensing requirements

§ 931. Licensing requirements. 1. It shall be unlawful for any contractor to engage in mold assessment on a project, or to advertise or hold themselves out as a mold assessment contractor unless such contractor has a valid mold assessment license issued by the commissioner.

2. It shall be unlawful for any contractor to engage in mold remediation on a project, or to advertise or hold themselves out as a mold remediation contractor unless such contractor has a valid mold remediation license issued by the commissioner.

3. It shall be unlawful for any individual to engage in mold abatement on a project or to advertise or hold themselves out as a mold abatement worker unless such individual has a valid mold abater's license issued by the commissioner.

4. A copy of a valid mold assessment or mold remediation license must be conspicuously displayed at the work site on a mold project.

5. (a) Nothing in this article shall prohibit any design professional licensed pursuant to title eight of the education law from performing mold inspection, assessment, remediation and/or abatement tasks or functions if the person is acting within the scope of his or her practice, or require the design professional to obtain a license under this article for such mold inspection, assessment remediation and/or abatement tasks or functions.

(b) Nothing in this article shall mean that any individual not licensed pursuant to title eight of the education law may perform tasks or functions limited to the scope of practice of a design professional under such title.