Section 338.3902. Registration by examination; requirements.

(1) An applicant for a sanitarian registration by examination shall submit a completed application on a form provided by the department, together with the requisite fee. In addition to meeting the requirements of the code and the administrative rules promulgated pursuant to the code, an applicant shall satisfy 1 of the following requirements:

(a)   An applicant shall have been granted  a  baccalaureate  degree  in science from an institution that meets the accreditation standards in  R 338.3903(3)  and  (4) and shall have completed an  environmental   health educational  program acceptable to the advisory committee, as defined in R 338.3901(c).   An applicant also shall have been employed for not less than 4,000 hours in planning, developing, or implementing systems to improve the quality of air, water, food,  or  other environmental  factors which affect the  health  of  the public.

(b)   An applicant shall have been granted a master's degree or doctorate in a field related to environmental health practice from an institution that meets the accreditation standards in R 338.3903(2) and (3) and shall have completed an environmental health educational program acceptable to the advisory committee, as defined in R 338.3901(c). An applicant also shall have been employed for  not  less   than  2,000 hours    in   planning, developing,    or implementing systems to improve the quality of air,   water, food,  or  other environmental factors which affect the health of the public.

(c)        An applicant shall submit  proof  of   successful  completion   of an educational    and   experiential    training    program     that     is substantially equivalent to that required in subdivision (a) or (b) of this subrule. To determine whether an educational and experiential training program is substantially equivalent, the department shall consider the following factors:

(i)   Course syllabi and length of the educational program.

(ii)   Accreditation of the educational program.

(iii)      Professional experience obtained after completion of  the educational program, including, but not limited to, the length of the experience as well as the quality and comprehensiveness of the experience.

(2) In addition to meeting the requirements of subdivision (a), (b), or (c) of subrule (1) of this rule, an applicant shall complete and pass the registered environmental health specialist/registered sanitarian examination developed by the national environmental health association. A passing score on the examination shall be the passing score established by the national environmental health association.

History: 1982 AACS; 1991 AACS; 2008 AACS.