Utah to Alaska: master HVAC technician license reciprocity

Alaska has no master HVAC license; its highest person-held HVAC credential is the Mechanical Administrator license issued under AS 08.40.210-08.40.490 by the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (CBPL), which is treated here as the master level. It is a supervisory license: a person may not act as a mechanical administrator without it, every registered mechanical contractor must hold or employ one, and the administrator is responsible for all mechanical work done under the contractor's license (AS 08.40.260, 08.40.280; 12 AAC 39.902). The license is issued in categories; the HVAC-related ones are Unlimited HVAC/Sheet Metal (UHVCS), Residential HVAC (RHVC), Unlimited Refrigeration (UR), Heating, Cooling and Process Piping (HCPP) and Mechanical Systems Temperature Control (CNTL), with plumbing categories (UCIP, RPHH) alongside. Qualification is by experience (for example four of the last six years as a journeyman or field superintendent in HVAC and sheet metal work for UHVCS, or two of the last four years as a journeyman for UR and RHVC, where a year means at least 1,500 hours) plus a PSI-administered examination passed at 70% within the prior 12 months, or by credentials for administrators licensed in another state. Fees are $150 to apply plus $200 for the license ($350); the license is biennial, expiring December 31 of odd-numbered years, and renews for $200 with an eight-hour Uniform Mechanical Code workshop per category. The administrator license does not by itself let the holder install fuel gas piping (that needs a DOLWD Plumber Gas certificate) or original control wiring (that needs an Electrical Administrator), and anyone handling refrigerants needs federal EPA Section 608 certification.

Utah has no master HVAC license. The state credential for HVAC work is the H100 HVAC Contractor classification (formerly S350) issued by DOPL to a business entity or sole proprietorship, not to the technician personally, so a master HVAC licensee from another state who only wants to work for an employer needs no Utah license at all. To contract independently the applicant's business applies for an H100 license with a qualifier who passes the H100 written trade exam and the Utah Business and Law exam (both through Prov), holds a Certified Natural Gas Technician certificate from the Rocky Mountain Gas Association or an equivalent, and documents 4,000 hours of HVAC employment in the past 5 years with W-2, K-1 or tax returns (an active Utah plumber license is an accepted alternative); the qualifier must also complete a 25-hour pre-licensure course and the 5-hour Business and Law course. The business registers with the Division of Corporations, carries general liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate (the March 2026 application form still reads $3 million aggregate) and workers' compensation, and pays $50 per qualifier plus $175 per classification and a $1 surcharge. Utah has no HVAC reciprocity agreements, but DOPL grants licensure by endorsement to a contractor licensed for at least one year in good standing in a jurisdiction DOPL has determined equivalent, with at least 50% common ownership, and an endorsed applicant needs no additional courses or examinations; licenses from other jurisdictions can still be used to document part of the experience and exam requirements.