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Policies, regulations, and statutes for plumbers and gas fitters

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248 CMR 10.00: uniform state plumbing code

Open PDF file, 4.54 MB,  248 CMR 10.00 - Effective 12.8.23 (English, PDF 4.54 MB)
Open PDF file, 7.86 MB,  248 CMR 10.00 - Old Code (English, PDF 7.86 MB)

Additional regulations

Open PDF file, 217.75 KB,  248 CMR 3.00 (English, PDF 217.75 KB)

248 CMR 3.00 - general provisions governing the conduct of plumbing and gas fitting work performed in the Commonwealth (effective April 30, 2021)

Open PDF file, 39.32 KB,  248 CMR 4.00 - Effective 4.30.21 (English, PDF 39.32 KB)

248 CMR 4.00 - Massachusetts Fuel Gas Code (effective April 30, 2021)

Open PDF file, 181.58 KB,  248 CMR 5.00 - Effective 4.30.21 (English, PDF 181.58 KB)

248 CMR 5.00 - Amendments to NFPA 54 (effective April 30, 2021)

Open PDF file, 3.73 MB,  248 CMR 7: Large gas utilization equipment (English, PDF 3.73 MB)
Open PDF file, 14.32 KB,  248 CMR 8: Amendments to NFPA 58 (English, PDF 14.32 KB)
Open PDF file, 238.15 KB,  248 CMR 11.00 (English, PDF 238.15 KB)

248 CMR 11.00 - education and experience standards and requirements for Licensure (effective April 30, 2021)

Open PDF file, 5.79 MB,  248 CMR 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 10.00, 11.00 - Effective Prior to April 30, 2021 (English, PDF 5.79 MB)

248 CMR 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 10.00, 11.00 - effective prior to April 30, 2021

Open PDF file, 1.59 MB,  Redline Revisions to 248 CMR - Effective April 30, 2021 (English, PDF 1.59 MB)

Redlined revisions to 248 - effective April 30, 2021

Open PDF file, 449.83 KB,  New Plumbing Regulations FAQs - Updated 5.6.21 (English, PDF 449.83 KB)

Frequently asked questions (faqs) regarding new regulation changes

Board policies and interpretations

Board CORI policy
13D system installations
Accessible gas appliance shut-offs
Apprentice policy
CSST installed above ground exterior to a building
Delegated authority - Unoccupied buildings - i.e. pump stations/electrical substations
Grease & vacuum drainage system design
Lavatory installed outside of a bathroom
Open PDF file, 86.79 KB,  Special Delegation of Authority to Expedite Variances for the Reduction in Required Lavatories (English, PDF 86.79 KB)
Limited-service health clinics
Maximum temperature for hand sinks in commercial kitchens
Minimum drain size with multiple shower heads
On demand water heaters
Safe waste pans for water heaters and storage tanks
Secondary roof drainage systems
Siphonic roof drain systems
So-vent plumbing systems
Open PDF file, 79.56 KB,  Gas/Oil Separator Alternative (English, PDF 79.56 KB)
Open PDF file, 39.13 KB,  Handicap Fixture Requirements (English, PDF 39.13 KB)
Open PDF file, 68.69 KB,  PVC for Mixed Use Installation Scenarios (English, PDF 68.69 KB)
CPVC in 6 story buildings
Open PDF file, 28.36 KB,  Policy on Elevator Sumps - Plumbers and Gas Fitters (English, PDF 28.36 KB)
Water recycling systems installation

Statutes

Creation of Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters (M.G.L Chapter 13, Sections 36 to 38)
Licensing Provisions for Registration of Plumbers and Gas Fitters (M.G.L. Chapter 142, Sections 1 to 22; M.G.L. Chapter 112, Sections 61 to 65E)

Product acceptance/design standards

Chemical cleaning dispensers
Corrugated stainless steel tubing
Metal tags for water heaters
Water filtration and water dispensing systems
Open PDF file, 107.04 KB,  ASME Tank Requirements (English, PDF 107.04 KB)
Open PDF file, 150.33 KB,  Combination Potable Water - Space Heating Systems (English, PDF 150.33 KB)
Open PDF file, 331.24 KB,  Policy on Emergency Eye wash and Showers (English, PDF 331.24 KB)

Education and licensure

Adjustment and replacement of gas controls
Limited LP installers connecting propane tanks
Substantially equivalent license
Venting of flue gases
Open PDF file, 133.89 KB,  On-the-Job Programs by Vocational Schools (English, PDF 133.89 KB)

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