Practical Pool Management (Plus) State Recognition

Aquatic Safety Research Group makes every effort to keep the state codes section of our website up to date. Occasionally state codes will be updated or moved to a new web address. If your state or county code is no longer found at the listed location, has been moved or updated, or is not listed below, please let us know. Contact us at TomGriffiths@AquaticSafetyGroup.com

Aquatic Safety Research Group will work with your state or county health department to have our PPM programs approved in your state.

State	Operator Training Requirements	PPM Recognized	PPM+ Recognized
Alabama	No	-	-
Jefferson County	"Knowledge" Requirement	Pending Approval	Pending Approval
Alaska	Yes	No	Yes
Arizona	No	-	-
Arkansas	Recommended	-	Yes
California (San Diego County)	No	-	-
Colorado	Yes	No	Yes
Connecticut	"Knowledge" Requirement	Yes*	Yes*
Delaware	Yes	Yes	Yes
Florida	Yes	No	Yes
Georgia	Yes	Pending Approval	Pending Approval
Hawaii	No	-	-
Idaho	Yes	Yes	Yes
Illinois +	Recommended Training +	See "+" below	See "+" below
Indiana	No	-	-
Iowa	Yes	Pending Approval	Pending Approval
Kansas	No	-	-
Kentucky	No	-	-
Louisiana	No	-	-
Maine	No	-	-
Maryland	Yes - State-Issued Certification Req'd	Yes	Yes
Massachusetts	Yes	Yes	Yes
Michigan	No	-	-
Minnesota	Yes	Likely ++	Likely ++
Mississippi	No	-	-
Missouri	No	-	-
Montana	No	-	-
Nebraska	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nevada	No	Pending Approval	Pending Approval
New Hampshire	No	-	-
New Jersey	Yes	Pending Approval	Pending Approval
New Mexico	No	-	-
New York	Operator must be "familiar" with equipment	Pending Approval	Pending Approval
Suffolk County	Yes	Pending Approval	Pending Approval
North Carolina	Yes	Yes	Yes
North Dakota	No	-	-
Ohio	Training, not Certification, Req'd	Yes**	Yes**
Oklahoma	Training, not Certification, Req'd	Yes**	Yes**
Oregon	No	-	-
Pennsylvania	Requires operators to obtain credit in various Core and Category areas	Yes	Yes
Rhode Island	No	-	-
South Carolina	Requires state licensure	Yes	Yes
South Dakota	No	-	-
Tennessee	No	-	-
Texas	Yes	Yes***	Yes***
Utah		-	-
Vermont	Operators must be "qualified"	Yes****	Yes****
Virginia	No	-	-
Washington	No	-	-
West Virginia	Yes	Pending Approval	Pending Approval
Wisconsin	Yes	Pending Approval	Pending Approval
Wyoming	Yes	Yes PPM Accepted	Yes PPM+ Strongly Recommended

Note: Operators in states where the state regulatory agency does not require pool operator certification or training should check with their local health department. In some instances, local or county regulations mandate training and/or certification even though the state code does not.

* Connecticut	The Connecticut Department of Health does not approve pool operator programs even though the state regulations require a pool operator to be "knowledgeable" in pool operations. We believe our PPM and PPM+ programs will help operators meet the knowledge requirement established by the state code.
Ohio/Oklahoma**	Both states required that pool operators be "trained" but fail to specify whether certification is needed. Oklahoma recommends pool operators participate in certification courses. We believe our PPM and PPM+ programs will help operators meet the training requirement established by the state codes.
* Texas**	Texas Department of Health states that aquatic facilities must determine whether individual programs are "equivalent" to the programs listed in the applicable state regulation. We believe our PPM and PPM+ programs are equivalent to the programs listed in the Texas code.
** Vermont**	Health Regulations is Vermont require pool operators to be "qualified" in the operation of pool equipment, and chemical testing procedures. We believe our PPM and PPM+ programs will help operators meet the "qualification" requirement established by the state code.
+ Illinois	The Swimming Pool and Bathing Beach Code (77 Illinois Admin Code 820) does not require pool operator certification. However, the Illinois Dept. of Public Health strongly encourages pool operators/managers to receive certification and offers a "self-study" course to prepare pool operators to sit for the state's Swimming Pool Operator's Certification Exam. Successful completion of the exam qualifies the operator/manager to be awarded as certificate as a Certified Swimming Pool Operator by the Illinois Department of Public Health. We believe our PPM and PPM+ programs will qualify pool operators to sit for the exam with the added benefit of having achieved a nationally-recognized certification.
++ Minnesota	State law mandates CPO or AFO certification. Without language recognize an "equivalent" program, only CPO and AFO porgrams will be recognized in Minnesota absent a variance request and payment of the applicable application fees. If a group wishes to host a PPM+ workshop in Minnesota, we will work with the state to receive the required variance. To date, PPM+ has never been rejected as an "equivalent" training program to the CPO or AFO programs.