Section 131.15. Performance monitoring of repair facilities.

 

(1)   General. The department, through its emission inspection contractor, shall both collect emission repair data and inform the public and automotive repair industry regarding repair efficacy.

(2)   Data collection. Whenever a nonexempt vehicle receives a reinspection, the contractor shall collect the following emission repair information from the vehicle inspection report as required by s. Trans 131.03 (11) :

(a) The repairs performed.

(b) Any technician recommended repairs not performed, per owner's request.

(c) The name and address of the facility that performed the repairs.

(d) The name of the person who performed the repairs.

(e) The identification number, if available, of the recognized repair facility or recognized automotive emission repair technician, or both.

(3)   Reporting.

(a) The contractor shall compile a report which includes the emission repair facility name, address, telephone number, number of vehicles submitted for reinspection, and percentages indicating the number of vehicles that have passed, failed, and received waivers after repair.

(b) Beginning in the third month of the vehicle emission inspection program, the contractor shall produce a summary report of the performance of local repair facilities that have repaired vehicles for reinspection. The report shall be provided to the motorist at the time of initial vehicle emission inspection failure. The report shall be updated on a quarterly basis.

(c) Repair facilities shall receive summary reports at least quarterly. Reports to the repair facility shall include all information made available to the public and may include reports on individual technicians if so requested by the employing repair facility.

(d) The department may include additional statistics that convey information on the relative ability of repair facilities in providing effective emission repair.

Emerg. cr., eff. 12-4-95; cr. Register, April, 1996, No. 484 , eff. 5-1-96; CR 10-088 : am. (1) Register December 2010 No. 660 , eff. 1-1-11.