Texas Mold Assessment Consultant
Practice Exam with verified answers
and rationale graded A+
Section 1: Regulatory Framework and Ethics (Questions 1–30)
1. Which Texas state agency is responsible for licensing and regulating mold assessment
consultants?
A) Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
B) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
C) Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
D) Texas Department of Insurance (TDI)
Answer: C
Rationale: TDLR administers the mold assessment and remediation program under Texas
Occupations Code Chapter 1958 and 16 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 78 -1-16.
2. What is the minimum age requirement to apply for a Mold Assessment Consultant license in
Texas?
A) 16 years old
B) 18 years old
C) 21 years old
D) 25 years old
Answer: B
Rationale: Applicants must be at least 18 years old at the time of application -1-6.
3. Which of the following is a qualifying education pathway for the Mold Assessment Consultant
license?
A) A high school diploma and 2 years of experience
B) A bachelor's degree in natural or physical science, engineering, architecture, building
construction, or building sciences and at least 1 year of experience in an allied field
C) An associate degree in any field and 5 years of experience
D) A master's degree in business administration and 3 years of experience
Answer: B
Rationale: A bachelor's or graduate degree in a natural or physical science, engineering,
architecture, building construction, or building sciences plus at least one year of experience in an
allied field is one of the qualifying pathways -1-6.
,4. What is the current license fee for a Mold Assessment Consultant license in Texas?
A) $250
B) $350
C) $500
D) $750
Answer: C
Rationale: The MAC license fee is $500 -2-6.
5. Which of the following activities is a Mold Assessment Consultant licensed to perform that a
Mold Assessment Technician is NOT?
A) Collecting samples
B) Performing visual assessments
C) Developing a mold management plan
D) Documenting findings
Answer: C
Rationale: Developing a mold management plan and preparing a mold remediation protocol are
reserved for the Mold Assessment Consultant. Technicians may collect samples and document
findings under supervision -2.
6. How long must mold assessment records be retained under TDLR rules?
A) 1 year
B) 3 years
C) 5 years
D) 10 years
Answer: C
Rationale: The document retention period was increased from three years to five years under TDLR
rules -3.
7. When must a licensed Mold Assessment Consultant provide the Consumer Mold Information
Sheet to a client?
A) At the time of report delivery
B) At the earlier of first contact or at least one day before initiation of mold-related activity
C) Within 5 days of the assessment
D) Only upon request
Answer: B
Rationale: Licensees must provide the Consumer Mold Information Sheet at the earlier of the first
contact with the client or potential client or at least one day before the initiation of any mold-related
activity -3.
,8. Which of the following is an exemption to the Texas mold licensing requirements?
A) Commercial remediation of 100 square feet
B) Mold projects of less than 25 contiguous square feet of visible mold
C) Any project performed by a general contractor
D) All residential assessments
Answer: B
Rationale: Mold projects affecting less than 25 contiguous square feet of visible mold are exempt
from licensing requirements -16.
9. What is the passing score required for the Texas Mold Assessment Consultant licensing
examination?
A) 60%
B) 65%
C) 70%
D) 80%
Answer: C
Rationale: The licensing exam requires a passing score of 70% or more -9-15.
10. A Mold Assessment Consultant who employs more than one individual required to be licensed
must also obtain which additional license?
A) Mold Remediation Contractor
B) Mold Assessment Company
C) Mold Training Provider
D) Mold Analysis Laboratory
Answer: B
Rationale: A licensed MAC who employs more than one individual required to be licensed must be
separately licensed as a Mold Assessment Company -1.
11. According to the TDLR Code of Ethics, a licensed consultant must:
A) Accept all projects regardless of competence
B) Undertake to perform only services they are competent to perform
C) Delegate all assessment decisions to technicians
D) Prioritize profit over client safety
Answer: B
Rationale: The Code of Ethics requires licensees to undertake to perform only services they are
competent to perform -15.
, 12. How much commercial general liability insurance must a mold assessment company maintain?
A) $100,000 per occurrence
B) $500,000 per occurrence
C) $1 million per occurrence
D) $2 million per occurrence
Answer: C
Rationale: The employer must maintain a commercial general liability insurance policy of at least $1
million per occurrence -6.
13. When must a license holder notify TDLR of a mold remediation project?
A) At least 24 hours before
B) At least 5 days before
C) At least 10 days before
D) Within 24 hours after
Answer: B
Rationale: A license holder must notify TDLR of a mold remediation project at least five days before
it is to begin, with no notification required for projects under 25 contiguous square feet -16.
14. Which of the following is NOT within the scope of practice of a Mold Assessment Consultant?
A) Preparing a mold remediation protocol
B) Developing a mold management plan
C) Performing the actual mold remediation work
D) Evaluating a remediation project for clearance
Answer: C
Rationale: A MAC prepares protocols and evaluates remediation projects but does not perform the
remediation work itself; that is the role of a Mold Remediation Contractor -1.
15. A consultant who prepared a mold remediation protocol for a project:
A) Cannot conduct the post-remediation clearance assessment
B) May conduct the post-remediation clearance assessment
C) Must delegate clearance to a technician
D) Must wait 30 days before clearance
Answer: B
Rationale: The consultant who prepared the protocol is authorized to conduct the post-remediation
assessment and certify clearance -1.
16. What criminal history requirement must an applicant for a MAC license meet?
Practice Exam with verified answers
and rationale graded A+
Section 1: Regulatory Framework and Ethics (Questions 1–30)
1. Which Texas state agency is responsible for licensing and regulating mold assessment
consultants?
A) Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
B) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
C) Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
D) Texas Department of Insurance (TDI)
Answer: C
Rationale: TDLR administers the mold assessment and remediation program under Texas
Occupations Code Chapter 1958 and 16 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 78 -1-16.
2. What is the minimum age requirement to apply for a Mold Assessment Consultant license in
Texas?
A) 16 years old
B) 18 years old
C) 21 years old
D) 25 years old
Answer: B
Rationale: Applicants must be at least 18 years old at the time of application -1-6.
3. Which of the following is a qualifying education pathway for the Mold Assessment Consultant
license?
A) A high school diploma and 2 years of experience
B) A bachelor's degree in natural or physical science, engineering, architecture, building
construction, or building sciences and at least 1 year of experience in an allied field
C) An associate degree in any field and 5 years of experience
D) A master's degree in business administration and 3 years of experience
Answer: B
Rationale: A bachelor's or graduate degree in a natural or physical science, engineering,
architecture, building construction, or building sciences plus at least one year of experience in an
allied field is one of the qualifying pathways -1-6.
,4. What is the current license fee for a Mold Assessment Consultant license in Texas?
A) $250
B) $350
C) $500
D) $750
Answer: C
Rationale: The MAC license fee is $500 -2-6.
5. Which of the following activities is a Mold Assessment Consultant licensed to perform that a
Mold Assessment Technician is NOT?
A) Collecting samples
B) Performing visual assessments
C) Developing a mold management plan
D) Documenting findings
Answer: C
Rationale: Developing a mold management plan and preparing a mold remediation protocol are
reserved for the Mold Assessment Consultant. Technicians may collect samples and document
findings under supervision -2.
6. How long must mold assessment records be retained under TDLR rules?
A) 1 year
B) 3 years
C) 5 years
D) 10 years
Answer: C
Rationale: The document retention period was increased from three years to five years under TDLR
rules -3.
7. When must a licensed Mold Assessment Consultant provide the Consumer Mold Information
Sheet to a client?
A) At the time of report delivery
B) At the earlier of first contact or at least one day before initiation of mold-related activity
C) Within 5 days of the assessment
D) Only upon request
Answer: B
Rationale: Licensees must provide the Consumer Mold Information Sheet at the earlier of the first
contact with the client or potential client or at least one day before the initiation of any mold-related
activity -3.
,8. Which of the following is an exemption to the Texas mold licensing requirements?
A) Commercial remediation of 100 square feet
B) Mold projects of less than 25 contiguous square feet of visible mold
C) Any project performed by a general contractor
D) All residential assessments
Answer: B
Rationale: Mold projects affecting less than 25 contiguous square feet of visible mold are exempt
from licensing requirements -16.
9. What is the passing score required for the Texas Mold Assessment Consultant licensing
examination?
A) 60%
B) 65%
C) 70%
D) 80%
Answer: C
Rationale: The licensing exam requires a passing score of 70% or more -9-15.
10. A Mold Assessment Consultant who employs more than one individual required to be licensed
must also obtain which additional license?
A) Mold Remediation Contractor
B) Mold Assessment Company
C) Mold Training Provider
D) Mold Analysis Laboratory
Answer: B
Rationale: A licensed MAC who employs more than one individual required to be licensed must be
separately licensed as a Mold Assessment Company -1.
11. According to the TDLR Code of Ethics, a licensed consultant must:
A) Accept all projects regardless of competence
B) Undertake to perform only services they are competent to perform
C) Delegate all assessment decisions to technicians
D) Prioritize profit over client safety
Answer: B
Rationale: The Code of Ethics requires licensees to undertake to perform only services they are
competent to perform -15.
, 12. How much commercial general liability insurance must a mold assessment company maintain?
A) $100,000 per occurrence
B) $500,000 per occurrence
C) $1 million per occurrence
D) $2 million per occurrence
Answer: C
Rationale: The employer must maintain a commercial general liability insurance policy of at least $1
million per occurrence -6.
13. When must a license holder notify TDLR of a mold remediation project?
A) At least 24 hours before
B) At least 5 days before
C) At least 10 days before
D) Within 24 hours after
Answer: B
Rationale: A license holder must notify TDLR of a mold remediation project at least five days before
it is to begin, with no notification required for projects under 25 contiguous square feet -16.
14. Which of the following is NOT within the scope of practice of a Mold Assessment Consultant?
A) Preparing a mold remediation protocol
B) Developing a mold management plan
C) Performing the actual mold remediation work
D) Evaluating a remediation project for clearance
Answer: C
Rationale: A MAC prepares protocols and evaluates remediation projects but does not perform the
remediation work itself; that is the role of a Mold Remediation Contractor -1.
15. A consultant who prepared a mold remediation protocol for a project:
A) Cannot conduct the post-remediation clearance assessment
B) May conduct the post-remediation clearance assessment
C) Must delegate clearance to a technician
D) Must wait 30 days before clearance
Answer: B
Rationale: The consultant who prepared the protocol is authorized to conduct the post-remediation
assessment and certify clearance -1.
16. What criminal history requirement must an applicant for a MAC license meet?
