ARTICLE 1. Registered Environmental Health Specialists

Article 1 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6.

§§ 106600–106735 · 28 sections

§ 106600 It is the intent of the Legislature in adopting this article to safeguard the health, safety, and general welfare of the public by the registration of those…
§ 106605 This article does not require registration of individuals, such as industrial hygienists, health physicists, safety engineers, civil engineers, land surveyors,…
§ 106610 The department may, upon recommendation of the Environmental Health Specialist Registration Committee appointed pursuant to Section 106675, adopt any…
§ 106615 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) “Department” means the State Department of…
§ 106620 Except for the design of onsite septic systems, nothing in this article shall authorize registered environmental health specialists to design any of the fixed…
§ 106625 The governing body of a local health department may employ on a full-time basis one or more registered environmental health specialists, each of whom shall be…
§ 106630 Any person may make an application to the department to be registered as an environmental health specialist. The department shall accept complete applications…
§ 106635 (a) The requirements for registration of environmental health specialists shall be a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from a department-approved educational…
§ 106640 Educational institutions requesting approval of their environmental health degree program shall first submit their program to the committee for review. If the…
§ 106645 Those persons who meet the educational, experience, and training requirements of Section 106635 shall be eligible for admission to the examination for…
§ 106650 Any person who has applied for environmental health specialist registration, or who is enrolled in an approved environmental health science curriculum, or who…
§ 106655 A person who possesses a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from a department-approved educational institution or an educational institution of collegiate grade…
§ 106660 Any person meeting the educational qualifications pursuant to Section 106635, but who does not meet the experience requirement of that section, may make…
§ 106665 An approved environmental health training plan shall include program elements in the training, duration of training, and types of training. (a) Program…
§ 106670 (a) On and after January 1, 1989, only a person who meets the educational and experience requirements as established under Section 106635 shall be eligible for…
§ 106675 (a) (1) An Environmental Health Specialist Registration Committee shall be appointed to advise and to make recommendations to the department with respect to,…
§ 106680 An appointment shall be for a four-year term. A committee member may serve successive terms. Each member shall serve on the committee until the appointment and…
§ 106685 (a) The members of the committee shall, annually, in the month of April, elect from their number a chairperson and a secretary. (b) The committee shall meet at…
§ 106690 (a) The committee shall keep a record of its meetings and proceedings. (b) The department shall maintain a register of all applications for registration and…
§ 106695 A registered environmental health specialist may maintain registration under a retired biennial registration provided the following requirements are met: (a)…
§ 106700 (a) A nonreturnable fee shall be paid by a person for each application for registration, application for examination, and biennial renewal. (b) Fees shall not…
§ 106705 The department upon recommendation of the committee, may, by regulation, establish the requirement and standards for continuing education for registered…
§ 106710 A valid registration as an environmental health specialist under this article shall only be issued to a person who has: (a) Met the applicable education and…
§ 106715 (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, the department upon the recommendation of the committee may suspend, deny, refuse to renew, or revoke…
§ 106720 The department and the committee may use the following criteria to evaluate the potential for rehabilitation or actual rehabilitation of a person prior to…
§ 106725 The department shall, upon application therefor and upon payment of the current application and biennial renewal fees, as determined by the department upon the…
§ 106730 This article does not affect or replace any other requirements or qualifications imposed pursuant to state or federal law on persons involved in activities…
§ 106735 Only a person who has qualified as a registered environmental health specialist and who holds a valid registration certificate issued in conformance with…