Maryland Heating and Air Conditioning

License Requirements

• Pre-approval from the state is required to sit for the examination.

  All classifications of HVACR contractors in Maryland, except Journeyman, must have general liability coverage of at least $300,000 and property damage liability insurance coverage of at least $100,000.

  The combined amount of general liability and property damage insurance must be at least $400,000.

  The applicants name, policy number, and expiration date of the policy must appear on the insurance certificate and The State Board of HVACR contractors must be named as the insurance certificate holder.

  Any licensee who holds a Master, Master Restricted or Limited contractor license cannot legally continue to enter into contracts to provide HVACR services if their insurance has expired.

  To enter into a contract to provide HVACR services with their insurance expired makes them guilty of a misdemeanor, and if convicted, subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000, or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months, or both.

  License Requirements:

• An applicant for Master license must have been licensed as a Journeyman and regularly and principally employed to provide all areas of HVACR services for at least 3 years of active experience under the supervision and control of an HVACR Master, must have worked a minimum of 1,875 hours in the year prior to apply for the Master license, must pass the Master exam with a score of 70%, and currently hold a Journeyman or higher level license.
• An applicant for a Master Restricted license must have been licensed as a Journeyman and regularly and principally employed to proved all areas of HVACR services for at least 3 years of active experience under the supervision and control of an HVACR Master, must have worked a minimum of 1,875 hours in the year prior to applying for the Master Restricted license, must pass the Master Restricted exam with a score of 70%, and currently hold a Journeyman or higher level license.
• An applicant for a Limited license must have been licensed as a Journeyman and regularly and principally employed in providing HVACR services under the direction and control of an HVACR Master for at least 2 years, must have worked a minimum of 1,000 hours in the year prior to application, must pass the Limited contractor exam with a score of 70%, and must currently hold a Journeyman or higher level license.
• An applicant for a Journeyman license must have been licensed as an Apprentice for at least 3 years and during that period must have completed at least 1,875 hours of training in approved HVACR services under the direction and control of a licensed HVACR contractor, must pass the Journeyman exam with a score of 70%, and currently hold an Apprentice license.