I. The board shall adopt rules under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 319-C:6-a requiring any entity engaging a person who conducts residential electrical inspections for up to 4 contiguous units, which shall be considered a level 1 inspector, or a person who conducts all types of electrical inspections, which shall be considered a level 2 inspector, who is conducting third-party electrical inspections of electrical installations in this state to have the person conducting the inspection be approved by the board. The board shall determine the qualifications necessary for approval as a level 1 or level 2 electrical inspector. The board shall maintain and make available a list of such persons approved for level 1 or level 2 third-party electrical inspections. The approval of a person to conduct either level of third-party electrical inspections shall not prohibit a city or town that has established inspections under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 47:22 or N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:51 from contracting with any person of its choice to perform third-party electrical inspections.
II. Paragraph I and rules adopted by the board thereunder shall not apply to state electrical inspectors conducting inspections under the state building permitting system under rules adopted in Saf-C 8100.