Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 580-4-.03 - Licensure

(1) In government, any person who is employed by the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Human Resources, or county health department in a sanitarian classification, as determined by the Board from the Merit System class title, shall be registered.

(2) In the private sector, persons other than registered professional engineers, loss control specialists, fire safety specialists, and certified industrial hygienists, who, by whatever name called, hold themselves out as environmental consultants to more than one industry or whose jobs closely parallel one of the Merit System sanitarian classifications, are subject to registration.

(3) Examination Schedule--The Board shall set examination dates which may be obtaine d by contacting the Joint Secretary.

(4) Procedures for registration are as follows:

(a) Educational Qualifications--Must have a degree, or be within 30 days of graduation, from an accredited college or university with 40 quarter hours in the basic biological, physical, or environmental sciences;

(b) Application for Examination--Application must be made on the form provided by the Board at least 30 calendar days prior to the date of examination. The application must be accompanied by:

1. the application and examination fees set by the Board; and

2. an official transcript of all college level academic work completed (a transcript mailed to the student is not acceptable); and

3. the names and addresses of three or more references, at least one (1) of whom must be a currently Registered Professional Sanitarian in the State of Georgia; and

4. if not yet graduated, a letter from the department head or dean certifying that the applicant is, or will be, within 30 days of graduation from a four-year college or university with the requisite course credits at the time the examination is given.

(c) Admission to Examination--Admission will be granted only where a completed application (including fees, official transcript, and at least three (3) references, one of whom must be a currently Registered Professional Sanitarian) is received by the Board at least 30 calendar days prior to the date of the examination, and where a majority of the Board reviewing the application votes to approve admission;

(d) Examination--The Board shall determine the passing grades over all sections of the examination. The candidate will receive credit for those sections for which he/she has earned a passing grade.

(e) Reexamination--At each examination administration, the candidate must take all sections of the examination for which he/she is not credited with a passing grade. Unlimited retakes of the entire examination, or sections thereof, are permitted.

(f) Experience Requirement--Prior to being granted a license, the applicant must have passed the examination and satisfactorily completed two years of on-the-job training and experience in environmental health. Persons who pass the examination and satisfactorily complete two years of experience will ordinarily be approved by the Board following receipt of a letter from the applicant's supervisor certifying that the two years training and experience have been completed. The Board may authorize a Board representative to approve the issuance of a license on the date the experience is completed.

1. Training and experience in previous employment will be considered and may be disapproved or approved in whole or in part at the discretion of the Board. To be considered, the applicant must summarize the training experience, specify the time period covered, and have the former supervisor, or other knowledgeable official, attest to the accuracy of such training and experience.

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Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 580-4-.03

O.C.G.A. Sec. 43-42-5.

Original Rule entitled "Licensure" was filed on May 21, 1981; effective June 10, 1981. Amended: Filed October 13, 1981; effective November 2, 1981. Amended: Filed November 15, 1983; effective December 5, 1983.