Qualifications for registration: Education; experience; exceptions.
1. To be eligible for registration, an applicant must have:
(a) A baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university;
(b) Satisfactorily completed at least 45 quarter hours or 30 semester hours of academic work approved by the Board in environmental health and public hygiene or the physical and biological sciences, or a combination of both; and
(c) At least 2 years of experience approved by the Board in this field of public health.
2. The Board may register a person who is not qualified under subsection 1, if he:
(a) Was actively employed in this field of public health in this state on July 1, 1987;
(b) Is a graduate of an accredited high school;
(c) Has had at least 4 years of successful experience in this field;
(d) Passes a written or oral examination administered by the Board; and
(e) Completes all the requirements of this subsection before July 1, 1991.
3. The Board may register, upon written application, any person who:
(a) Was employed in this field of public health in this state on July 1, 1987, and was a registered sanitarian in this state before July 1, 1977; or
(b) Is registered as an environmental health specialist with the National Environmental Health Association and is a resident of this state.
Last modified: February 27, 2006