Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 580 - GEORGIA BOARD OF REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL SANITARIANS › Chapter 580-4 - STANDARDS OF PROCEDURE › Rule 580-4-.03 - Licensure

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(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.