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NV Rev Stat § 625A.0295 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists|NRS 625A.0295 - Applicability of chapter. [Effective July 1, 2020.]

The provisions of this chapter, other than NRS 625A.910, do not apply to a person who:  1. Is employed by the Federal Government and who practices environmental health within the scope of that employment.  2. Is employed by and for the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or for a local air pollution control board. As used in this subsection, "local air pollution control board" means a board that establishes a program for the control of air pollution pursuant to NRS 445B.500.  3. Is employed by and for the Cannabis Compliance Board created by NRS 678A.350 pursuant to title 56 of NRS and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto and who conducts inspections to determine compliance with law and regulations for the cultivation, distribution and licensure of establishments or facilities where cannabis is grown, stored, processed or offered for sale, unless the cannabis is utilized as an agent or ingredient in food products.  4. Performs clean up and disposal of hazardous waste and substances as a consultant certified by the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources pursuant to the provisions of NRS 459.400 to 459.600, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, unless the clean up and disposal of hazardous waste and substances is performed directly by and for a public health agency.  5. Practices in the field of:  (a) Industrial hygiene, public education, indoor air quality, health physics, mold assessment or mold remediation;  (b) Zoonotic disease ecology or vector-borne disease ecology, or both, when the practice in that field is performed as a specialty;  (c) Mining when performed by an employee or contractor of a mining company which is engaged in mining operations in this State;  (d) Building inspections when performed by a person whose primary purpose is to determine compliance with building and safety codes; or  (e) Epidemiological investigations performed by a person whose primary profession or employment is as an epidemiologist or disease investigator.  6. Practices environmental health on a limited basis in this State if the person:  (a) Practices for not more than 45 days in any calendar year; and  (b) Holds a valid and unrestricted registration, certification or license as an environmental health specialist in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States whose requirements for that registration, certification or licensure are substantially similar to the requirements for the issuance of a registration as an environmental health specialist in this State.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 2112, effective July 1, 2020)
NV Rev Stat § 625A.030 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists|NRS 625A.030 - Creation; appointment, terms and qualifications; vacancies; removal of members; election of Chair and Vice Chair.

  1. There is hereby created the Board of Environmental Health Specialists, consisting of the Chief Medical Officer or his or her designated representative and four members appointed by the Governor.  2. After the initial terms, each member appointed by the Governor serves a term of 3 years.  3. Of the members of the Board appointed by the Governor after the initial appointments:  (a) Two members must represent the general public. These members must not be:  (1) An environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist trainee; or  (2) The spouse or the parent or child, by blood, marriage or adoption, of an environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist trainee.  (b) Two members must be environmental health specialists:  (1) Each of whom:  (I) Holds a current registration issued pursuant to NRS 625A.110 and is in good standing with the Board; and  (II) Must have practiced in the field of environmental health for the 3 years immediately preceding his or her appointment.  (2) Of whom, one must be employed by the health district containing Washoe County and one must be employed by the health district containing Clark County.  4. Each member of the Board must be a resident of this State.  5. If a vacancy occurs during the term of a member appointed by the Governor, the Governor shall appoint a person similarly qualified to replace that member for the remainder of the unexpired term.  6. The Governor may, after notice and hearing, remove any member of the Board for misconduct in office, incompetency, neglect of duty or other sufficient cause.  7. The Board shall elect from its members who are appointed by the Governor a Chair and Vice Chair. The officers of the Board hold their respective offices at the pleasure of the Board.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1157; A 1995, 89; 2003, 1188; 2005, 1987; 2019, 2115)
NV Rev Stat § 625A.040 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists|NRS 625A.040 - Meetings: Frequency; quorum; compliance with Open Meeting Law.

  1. The Board shall hold at least two meetings annually and may meet at other times on the call of the Chair or a majority of its members.  2. A majority of the Board constitutes a quorum to transact all business.  3. The Board shall comply with the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS and all meetings of the Board must be conducted in accordance with that chapter.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1157; A 1995, 90; 2005, 1987; 2019, 2116)
NV Rev Stat § 625A.050 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists|NRS 625A.050 - Salary of members; per diem allowance and travel expenses of members and employees.

  1. Members of the Board are entitled to receive:  (a) A salary of not more than $150 per day, as fixed by the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board; and  (b) A per diem allowance and travel expenses at a rate fixed by the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board. The rate must not exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees generally.  2. While engaged in the business of the Board, each employee of the Board is entitled to receive a per diem allowance and travel expenses at a rate fixed by the Board. The rate must not exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees generally.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1157; A 1989, 1695; 2007, 2942; 2019, 2116)
NV Rev Stat § 625A.055 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists|NRS 625A.055 - Employment and compensation of Executive Director, professional consultants and other employees; reimbursement of certain expenses; payment of expenses and salaries from fees received by Board.

  1. The Board may employ and fix the compensation to be paid to:  (a) An Executive Director; and  (b) Attorneys, investigators and other professional consultants and any other employee necessary to the discharge of its duties.  2. The Board may reimburse its employees for any actual expenses they incur while acting on behalf of the Board. Any reimbursement paid pursuant to this section is in addition to any per diem allowance or travel expenses paid to those employees pursuant to NRS 625A.050.  3. The expenses of the Board and members of the Board, and the salaries of its employees, must be paid from the fees received by the Board pursuant to this chapter, and no part of those expenses and salaries may be paid out of the State General Fund.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1986; A 2019, 2117)
NV Rev Stat § 625A.057 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists|NRS 625A.057 - Duties.

The Board shall:  1. Enforce the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto;  2. Prepare and maintain a record of its proceedings, including, without limitation, any administrative proceedings;  3. Evaluate the qualifications and determine the eligibility of an applicant for any registration issued pursuant to this chapter and, upon payment of the appropriate fee, issue the appropriate registration to a qualified applicant;  4. Adopt regulations establishing standards of practice for persons registered pursuant to this chapter and any other regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter;  5. Require a person registered pursuant to this chapter to submit to the Board documentation required by the Board to determine whether the person has acquired the skills necessary to engage in the practice of environmental health;  6. Investigate any complaint received by the Board against any person registered pursuant to this chapter;  7. Hold hearings to determine whether any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter has been violated;   8. Prescribe by regulation the qualifications required before a person may serve as a hearing officer; and  9. Unless the Board determines that extenuating circumstances exist, forward to the appropriate law enforcement agency any substantiated information submitted to the Board concerning a person who engages in the practice of or offers to engage in the practice of environmental health without the appropriate registration issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 2113)
NV Rev Stat § 625A.059 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists|NRS 625A.059 - Subpoenas; oaths.

  1. The Board may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and production of books and papers.  2. Any member of the Board may administer oaths when taking testimony in any matter relating to the duties of the Board.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 2113)
NV Rev Stat § 625A.060 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists|NRS 625A.060 - Deposit and use of fees collected by Board; delegation of authority concerning disciplinary action; deposit of civil penalties; claim for attorney’s fees or costs of investigation.

  1. All fees collected under the provisions of this chapter must be paid to the Board to be used to defray the necessary expenses of the Board. The Board shall deposit the fees in qualified banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations and savings banks in this State.  2. In a manner consistent with the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, the Board may delegate to a hearing officer or panel its authority to take any disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter, impose and collect civil penalties therefor and deposit the money therefrom with the State Treasurer for deposit in the State General Fund.  3. If a hearing officer or panel is not authorized to take disciplinary action pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2 and the Board deposits the money collected from the imposition of civil penalties with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund, it may present a claim to the State Board of Examiners for recommendation to the Interim Finance Committee if money is needed to pay attorney’s fees or the costs of an investigation, or both.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1158; A 1989, 1696; 1999, 1529; 2019, 2117)
NV Rev Stat § 625A.070 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists|NRS 625A.070 - Biennial reports: Contents; distribution of copies.

Repealed. (See chapter 344, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 2124.)
NV Rev Stat § 625A.080 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists|NRS 625A.080 - Records of proceedings; annual audits; seal; regulations.

Repealed. (See chapter 344, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 2124.)
NV Rev Stat § 625A.090 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists|NRS 625A.090 - Maintenance of register of applicants and holders of certificates.

Repealed. (See chapter 344, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 2124.)
NV Rev Stat § 625A.095 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists|NRS 625A.095 - Issuance of registration to qualified persons to whom chapter does not apply.

The provisions of this chapter do not preclude a person to whom the provisions do not otherwise apply pursuant to NRS 625A.0295 from being issued a registration by the Board if the person otherwise meets the requirements for the issuance of the registration.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1986; A 2019, 2118)
NV Rev Stat § 625A.097 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists|NRS 625A.097 - General qualifications for registration.

To be eligible for registration by the Board, an applicant for a registration to engage in the practice of environmental health must:  1. Be a natural person of good moral character;  2. Comply with the requirements set forth in NRS 625A.110;  3. Pay the fees provided for in this chapter; and  4. Submit all information required to complete an application for such registration.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 2113)
NV Rev Stat § 625A.100 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists|NRS 625A.100 - Application: Form; fingerprints; fee; proof.

An applicant for a registration as an environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist trainee shall submit to the Board:  1. A completed application on a form prescribed and furnished by the Board;  2. If not otherwise required by a public employer which employs the applicant, a complete set of fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report;  3. The required fee;  4. Proof of the applicant’s educational qualifications, practical training and experience; and  5. All information required to complete the application.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1158; A 1995, 90; 1997, 2117; 2005, 1988, 2710, 2807; 2019, 2118)
NV Rev Stat § 625A.105 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists|NRS 625A.105 - Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of registration; duty of Board. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

  1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, an applicant for a registration as an environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist trainee or the holder of such a registration shall:  (a) Include the social security number of the applicant in the application submitted to the Board.  (b) Submit to the Board annually the statement prescribed by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.520. The statement must be completed and signed by the applicant.  2. The Board shall include the statement required pursuant to subsection 1 in:  (a) The application or any other forms that must be submitted for the issuance of the registration; or  (b) A separate form prescribed by the Board.  3. A registration as an environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist trainee may not be issued by the Board if the applicant:  (a) Fails to submit the statement required pursuant to subsection 1; or  (b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order.  4. If an applicant indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the Board shall advise the applicant to contact the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order to determine the actions that the applicant may take to satisfy the arrearage.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2116; A 2005, 1989, 2710, 2807; 2019, 2118)
NV Rev Stat § 625A.105 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists|NRS 625A.105 - Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of registration; duty of Board. [Effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings and expires by limitation 2 years after that date.]

  1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, an applicant for a registration as an environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist trainee or the holder of such a registration shall submit to the Board annually the statement prescribed by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.520. The statement must be completed and signed by the applicant.  2. The Board shall include the statement required pursuant to subsection 1 in:  (a) The application or any other forms that must be submitted for the issuance of the registration; or  (b) A separate form prescribed by the Board.  3. A registration as an environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist trainee may not be issued by the Board if the applicant:  (a) Fails to submit the statement required pursuant to subsection 1; or  (b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order.  4. If an applicant indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the Board shall advise the applicant to contact the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order to determine the actions that the applicant may take to satisfy the arrearage.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2116; A 2005, 1989, 2710, 2711, 2807; 2019, 2118, effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings)
NV Rev Stat § 625A.110 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists|NRS 625A.110 - Environmental health specialist: Qualifications for registration; exceptions; issuance of registration by endorsement.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, to be eligible for a registration as an environmental health specialist, an applicant:  (a) Must:  (1) Possess a baccalaureate or higher degree from an institution of higher education approved by the Board;  (2) Have satisfactorily completed at least 45 quarter hours or 30 semester hours of academic work in basic science courses, including biology, chemistry, physics, geology, sanitary engineering or environmental engineering;  (3) Have passed the examination pursuant to NRS 625A.120; and  (4) Have at least 2 years of experience approved by the Board in the practice of environmental health;  (b) Must possess a baccalaureate or higher degree in environmental health or environmental health science from an institution of higher education approved by the Board and have passed the examination pursuant to NRS 625A.120;  (c) Must possess a master’s degree in public health from an institution of higher education approved by the Board and have passed the examination pursuant to NRS 625A.120; or  (d) Must possess training or experience obtained during service in the military forces of this State or the United States which the Board determines is equivalent to at least 2 years of experience in the practice of environmental health and have passed the examination pursuant to NRS 625A.120.  2. The Board may issue a registration as an environmental health specialist to a person who has not passed the examination required pursuant to subsection 1 but otherwise meets the requirements of that subsection if the person:  (a) Holds a current credential as a registered environmental health specialist with the National Environmental Health Association; or  (b) Has passed an examination for registration, certification or licensure to practice environmental health in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States whose examination for that registration, certification or licensure is determined by the Board to be substantially similar to the examination described in NRS 625A.120.  3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 to the contrary, upon written application, the Board may issue a registration as an environmental health specialist to a person by endorsement if the person:  (a) Holds a current credential as a registered environmental health specialist with the National Environmental Health Association; or  (b) Holds a valid and unrestricted registration, certification or license as an environmental health specialist, environmental health scientist or registered sanitarian in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States whose requirements for that registration, certification or licensure are substantially similar to the requirements for the issuance of a registration as an environmental health specialist in this State.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1158; A 1995, 91; 2005, 1989; 2019, 2119)
NV Rev Stat § 625A.112 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists|NRS 625A.112 - Temporary registration.

  1. The Board may issue a temporary registration to engage in the practice of environmental health upon application and the payment of the fee required pursuant to NRS 625A.130 to any person who holds a valid and unrestricted registration, certification or license to engage in the practice of environmental health in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States and who meets all the qualifications for registration in this State.  2. A temporary registration issued pursuant to this section:  (a) Is valid for not more than 6 months; and  (b) May be converted to a registration as an environmental health specialist issued pursuant to NRS 625A.110 upon:  (1) Payment of the registration fee set forth in NRS 625A.130; and  (2) Submittal to the Board of any information required by the Board for the conversion of the registration.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 2114)