Tennessee - Volunteer Country

[ntoll]

Test dates are now available on the web at http://www.psiexams.com/ . You must register an pay first and then you can schedule your test on the web site. You do not have to call them. It's all pretty painless (except for the pay part)

[rmoewe]

Well they have already put us under the gun to get a license, but now you have to wait 2 weeks before you can take the test.

[bkelly1]

Took and passed the NHIE today in Jackson. I am glad to get that part behind, now for the rest of it. Got to get all the ducks in a row.

[bkelly1]

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Applications should be available around the end of May from our website or by mail
from the Tennessee Home Inspector Licensing Office.

Beginning July 1, 2006, if you are submitting an application per the Tennessee Home
Inspector License Act of 2005, Section 6(a), you are required to submit the following

with
your application:

1. A

nonrefundable
$300.00 application and initial licensure fee. This payment
must be made by check, and made out to the Department of Commerce and
Insurance.
2. A copy of your high school diploma or GED certificate. If you are unable to locate
your high school diploma, then we would require a high school transcript showing
your graduation date.
3. A copy of the certificate you received upon completion of the 90 hours of required
prelicense
home inspection education.
4. A copy of the state selected National Home Inspector Examination testing results
showing a passing score.
5. A copy of the certificate of insurance showing you are carrying Errors and Omissions
insurance, and at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) general liability
insurance.

"GRANDFATHERING"

Beginning July 1, 2006 through December 28, 2006 if you are submitting an application per
the Tennessee Home Inspector License Act of 2005, Section 6(b)(1)(2), you will be required
to submit the following

with your application:
1. A nonrefundable
$300.00 application and initial licensure fee. This payment
must be made by check, and made out to the Department of Commerce and
Insurance.
2. A copy of your high school diploma or GED certificate. If you are unable to locate
your high school diploma, then we would require a high school transcript showing
your graduation date.
3. A copy of the state selected National Home Inspector Examination testing results
showing a passing score.
4. A copy of the certificate of insurance showing you are carrying Errors and Omissions
insurance, and at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) general liability
insurance.
5. A listing of at least 150 home inspections you have completed and received
compensation for. This list will need to include the name of the client, address
and date of inspection. If you are unable to provide this complete list of clients, you
will be required to apply under the Tennessee Home Inspector License Act of 2005,
Section 6(a).

[bkelly1]

There is a list of recently approved home inspector schools on our website. Additional
curriculum submitted and if approved, will be added to our website. We are also accepting
training hours taken through schools endorsed by the National Associations. The
Associations are listed in Chapter 65, Tennessee Home Inspector License Act of 2005,
Section 4(b).
The web site addresses for the National Associations are: ashi.org, nachi.org, nahi.org, and
ahia.org.

What is ahia.org, when I google it , it comes up as a healthcare site???????

[bkelly1]

Policy Statement #1

PRELICENSE
EDUCATION HOURS

INDIVIDUALS WHO:

·

have completed home inspector training hours on or after July 1, 2001 from a
proprietary entity or an accredited educational institution, that has been approved
by the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
or the Commissioner’s designee, may upon submitting satisfactory evidence of
completion to the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee, apply these
training hours toward the application requirements as required per the Tennessee
Home Inspector Licensing Act of 2005.
Adopted April 12, 2006

POLICY #2

National Home Inspector Examination

APPLICANTS WHO:

·

have taken and passed the National Home Inspector Examination (NHIE)
on or after July 1, 2001, may upon submitting a copy of the testing results
with their application to the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of
Commerce and Insurance or the Commissioner’s designee, apply the
testing results toward the application requirements as required per the
Tennessee Home Inspector License Act of 2005.
Adopted May 4, 2006

TENNESSEE HOME INSPECTOR LICENSING
BY
RECIPOCITY

APPLICATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2006 IN ANTICIPATION OF THE
JULY 1, 2006 INITIAL LICENSURE STARTING DATE

Beginning July 1, 2006, an individual, living as a

nonresident

of this state may apply for
home inspector licensure in Tennessee if they currently hold a like, unexpired license as a
home inspector in the individual’s resident state, if the requirements for licensure in their
resident state are at least equivalent to the requirements for licensure in Tennessee. The
applicant would be required to submit the following:
1. Tennessee Home Inspector Application
2. A

nonrefundable
$300.00 application and initial licensure fee, paid by check
and made out to the Department of Commerce and Insurance.
3. Documentation (preferably a signed letter) from the applicant’s resident state
licensing program showing:
a. That the applicant holds a current, valid license
b. Hours submitted for licensure in the resident state
c. Date applicant passed National Home Inspector Exam (NHIE)
4. If prelicense
training hours did not equal 90 hours for the nonresident
state,
applicant is required to submit a copy of certificate(s) showing applicant has taken
additional hours of home inspector training, which when combined with the hours
required for his resident state licensure, equaled a total of at least 90 hours.
5. A copy of the certificate of insurance showing the applicant carries Errors and
Omissions (E & O) insurance (no minimum coverage set by the State of
Tennessee), and at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) per
occurrence of General Liability insurance.
5/10/06

[berby]

HI Guys, Is the test hard? Where can I get some study material for the test?

[bkelly1]

Get the illustrated home and study it, take the nachi test some as well. Read all the answers before picking one......Need to go ahead and take it, time is ticking...

[ntoll]

Barron,

The test is hard if you do not study for it. You can take a practice test right here at NACHI at http://www.nachi.org/qa.htm .

There is also a free course at http://www.nachi.org/course.htm that should help you. Good luck when you do it. The applications should be available soon so you don't have much time.

[Michael T. Jones]

I received word last night that the applications for license will be available on-line sometime Wed. 31st.

[David A. Andersen]

Thanks for posting Michael!
Was just looking for that info.
Just got out of my attic looking for my 35 year old HS Diploma!

Found it! Hot in there! Even with good ventilation!
TN is getting warm! I was in a 135 degree attic Friday! Didn't wast time there!~

So, now the question is, the law states we must have a licence 1 June, apps are being submitted 31 May, it says we have till Dec to get the supporting Docs. "When are we in violation of practicing without a licence"?

[Michael T. Jones]

I think the law says July 1

[ntoll]

That is true Michael, July first. According to the email I got, all of the applications received will be locked in their office until July 1 and then they will start issuing licenses.

I'm still trying to figure out how to comply with the law if they will not issue me a license until after the cutoff date.

[David A. Andersen]

If you look at the "Rules of Public Necessicity" page 6 ??? It says something about Dec 06 to get supporting docs in ???

[ntoll]

I think they are as confused as we are. I am keeping copies of all of that just in case though.