ALABAMA

The 1996 Legislature has enacted and the Governor has signed into law Act No. 96-795 relating to medical gas piping in Alabama.  This Act provides for all persons performing medical gas piping to meet the certification requirements of the Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board.
     The Act requires that any master or journeyman plumber or gas fitter performing medical gas piping to provide proof to the Board that he or she has completed a current medical gas piping certification program approved by the Board. 
     Upon presentation of certification, an endorsement as medical gas piping fitter will be placed on the master or journeyman certificate.  Only those persons holding master or journeyman plumber or gas fitter certification are eligible for medical gas fitter endorsement.
     Persons meeting the above criteria and performing or desiring to perform medical gas piping should contact AMGI for information on their certification program.