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-.02 - Continuing Education

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Beginning with those licenses scheduled
			 to be renewed on June 30, 1987, in order for a license to be eligible for
			 renewal, the licensee must submit evidence of having completed ten (10) clock
			 hours of continuing education during the current biennial licensure period.
			 Such evidence of completion of continuing education must be submitted on a form
			 provided by the Board and must disclose such minimum information as the title
			 of the program, name of the sponsoring organization, name of instructor,
			 description of the content, the clock hours attended and hours claimed, dates
			 of attendance, and certification of attendance. The continuing education report
			 should be submitted as part of the biennial renewal application.
(2) Those persons initially licensed during
			 the first year of the biennial licensure period must complete, as a
			 prerequisite to licensure renewal, ten (10) clock hours of acceptable
			 continuing education in accordance with paragraph (1). Those persons initially
			 licensed during the second year of the biennial licensure period shall not be
			 required to show evidence of having completed continuing education in order to
			 renew their licenses for the first time.
(3) Effective October 1, 1987, applications
			 for registration reinstatement must be accompanied by evidence of the
			 completion of ten (10) clock hours of acceptable continuing education earned
			 within twenty-four (24) months prior to the date the application for
			 reinstatement is submitted to the Board.
(4) Licensees who are not residents of
			 Georgia and/or who do not practice in Georgia will be exempt from continuing
			 education requirements until such time as they begin to practice in Georgia.
			 The continuing education requirements will not be retroactive, but shall be
			 applicable beginning with the first date of practice in the state.
(5) The continuing education requirement may
			 be met by any of the following:
(a) Completion
			 of one (1) or more credit courses at the undergraduate or graduate level from
			 an accredited college or university. A one (1) credit hour course is considered
			 equivalent to ten (10) clock hours. Such courses must be related to the
			 technical functions of a sanitarian. This will ordinarily be given liberal
			 interpretation; but, the licensee may be asked to explain and justify the
			 relevance of a particular course. Final determination as to the relevance shall
			 be made by the Board.
(b) 
			 Completion of continuing education units (C.E.U.'s) awarded by an institution
			 of higher learning approved to award C.E.U.'s. These will be approved if, in
			 the opinion of the Board, the subject area is related to the technical
			 functions of the sanitarian (Rule No.  580-4-.02(5)(a)). Continuing education
			 programs conducted by the following institutions will ordinarily receive
			 automatic approval:
1. Regional Health
			 Professions Education Centers:
(i) Columbus
			 College--Columbus, Georgia
(ii)
			 Armstrong State College--Savannah, Georgia;
2. Georgia State University--Atlanta,
			 Georgia;
3. Georgia Institute of
			 Technology--Atlanta, Georgia;
4.
			 University of Georgia Athens, Georgia; and,
5. Medical College of Georgia--Augusta,
			 Georgia.
(c) Attendance
			 at the educational conferences of professional environmental organizations,
			 such as the Georgia Environmental Health Association, may count toward the
			 continuing education requirement. For prior approval, an application must be
			 made on a form provided by the Board and should be submitted to the Board sixty
			 (60) days in advance of the meeting. Attendance at the conference must be
			 certified by an officer of the organization or the conference moderator. A
			 sanitarian wishing to receive credit for attendance at conferences not on the
			 approved list must submit a program and list of faculty with a request for
			 approval to the Board on a form provided by the Board.
(d) Correspondence Courses. Credit may be
			 given for the satisfactory completion of correspondence courses which are
			 related to the sanitarian's technical functions; provided, that approval is
			 given from the Board. Application for approval must contain an outline or
			 summary of the course content, identity of the sponsor, and a letter from the
			 sponsor certifying that the applicant satisfactorily completed the course and
			 must be submitted on a form provided by the Board. For prior approval, an
			 application should be submitted to the Board sixty (60) days in advance of
			 commencing the course.
(e)
			 In-service educational conferences, courses, and seminars for sanitarians
			 sponsored by the governmental agencies and industry. In order for such training
			 to be considered for continuing education credit, the sponsor must submit a
			 program or topic outline, list of faculty, and number of clock hours on a form
			 provided by the Board. If approval is not sought by the sponsor, approval may
			 be requested on an individual basis by submitting the above information on a
			 form provided by the Board. In either case, attendance must be certified by the
			 sponsor. For prior approval, an application should be submitted to the Board
			 sixty (60) days in advance of commencing the course.