(1) An applicant for a master or journeyman plumbing license may act as a journeyman plumber after making application to the board for licensure, paying appropriate fees, being approved to write the examination and being issued a temporary permit.

(2) A temporary permit shall run out on the last day of the month of the next scheduled examination or upon receipt of the results, whichever occurs first. If the applicant fails or does not write the next scheduled examination, a temporary permit may be renewed at the discretion of the board, on a case-by-case basis upon receipt of a letter requesting renewal of a temporary practice permit and stating their intention to take the next scheduled examination. The letter must be accompanied by the examination fee. If the applicant does not take the next scheduled examination, the temporary practice permit will run out and the examination fee will be forfeited.

(3) A second temporary permit will be issued only to an applicant who:

(a) has failed the examination with a score of 65 through 69 percent;

(b) is scheduled to take the next scheduled examination; and

(c) upon receipt of:

(i) a letter from the applicant requesting a second temporary permit and requesting to be scheduled for the next scheduled examination;

(ii) a letter from the employer stating that the applicant is employed and under the direct supervision of a licensed master plumber; and

(iii) payment of the appropriate fees.

(4) If the applicant does not appear for, cancels, or fails the next scheduled examination, the second temporary permit runs out on the date the board office learns of that occurrence.

(5) An applicant for the master plumbing license may not work as a master until such time as the applicant successfully passes the master's examination and a master plumber's license has been issued to the applicant.