Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Continuing Education Information
Home inspectors in Rhode Island were supposed to be licensed by the Rhode Island Contractors' Registration Board under the Home Inspector Licensing Laws (Title 5056-1) as of July 1, 2001, however due to a lack of funding this licensing program has not been implemented.
The proposed standards for licensing were:
§ 5-65.1-4 Eligibility for licensure as home inspector. [Effective July 1, 2001.]. – (a) To
be eligible for licensure as a home inspector, an applicant shall fulfill the following
requirements:
(1) Be of good moral character;
(2) Have successfully completed high school or its equivalent;
(3) Have been engaged as a licensed associate home inspector for no less than one year,
and have performed not less than one hundred (100) home inspections for compensation, or
have been a registered/licensed contractor in good standing in any state for an aggregate of
not less than five (5) years; and
(4) Have passed an examination approved or administered by the board. The examination
may have been passed before the effective date of this chapter; or
(b) For the first three hundred and sixty-five (365) days after the effective date of this
chapter, the board shall issue a license to any person upon application, provided that the
applicant meets:
(1) The requirements of subdivisions (a)(1), (2) and (4), and either (i) has been engaged in
the practice of home inspections for compensation for not less than one year prior to July 1,
2000 and has performed not less than one hundred (100) home inspections for compensation,
prior to July, 2001, or (ii) is a registered/licensed contractor in good standing in any state for
an aggregate of not less than five (5) years; or
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(2) The requirements of subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) of this section and has been engaged in
the practice of home inspections for compensation for not less than two years and performed
not less than 150 home inspections for compensation prior to July 1, 2000.
A Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice were also created, along with the requirement to maintain E&O insurance. There was also going to be a continuing education requirement. The last posted date was July 1, 2005 and at this time the licensing program was still pending with the promise of more information to be provided once the implementation is scheduled. To date, there is no implementation scheduled.
With funding still pending Rhode Island home inspectors are not licensed or regulated and therefore there is no continuing education requirement. i-Course home inspector classes are a good choice for you to use to maintain your professional membership requirements.