1. A. An individual is eligible to be a registered environmental health sanitarian, if the individual meets at least one of the following:

   1. 1. Has completed at least 30 semester credits at an accredited college or university in the natural sciences or the equivalent credits from a college or university from outside the United States or its territories verified by a Department-approved third party evaluation service;
   2. 2. Has completed at least five years of employment as a sanitarian aide in a position directly related to environmental health;
   3. 3. Has completed at least five years of active military service in the field of environmental health;
   4. 4. Is currently licensed as a sanitarian in another jurisdiction, has passed a sanitarian examination that is equivalent to this state’s examination as specified in A.R.S. § 36-136.01, and has completed at least one of the requirements identified in subsections (A)(1), (2), or (3); or
   5. 5. Has received a copy of official sanitarian examination test results from a testing center that contains the sanitarian examination test results with a score of 70% or more and has completed at least one of the requirements identified in subsections (A)(1), (2), or (3).
2. B. An individual who is eligible to be a registered environmental health sanitarian according to subsection (A)(1) through (3) shall pass a sanitarian examination administered by a testing center.

3. C. The practice of a registered environmental health sanitarian may include:

   1. 1. Investigate, sample, measure, and assess hazardous environmental agents;
   2. 2. Recommend and apply protective interventions that control hazards to health;
   3. 3. Develop, promote, and enforce guidelines, policies, rules, statutes, and regulations;
   4. 4. Perform system analysis;
   5. 5. Interpret research utilizing science and evidence to understand the relationship between health and environment; or
   6. 6. Interpret data and prepare technical summaries and reports.

4. D. A registered environmental health sanitarian shall:

   1. 1. Comply with A.R.S. § 41-1009;
   2. 2. Comply with A.A.C. Title 9, Chapter 8; and
   3. 3. Review and, as applicable, sign reports prepared by a sanitarian aide.

Historical Note

Adopted effective September 29, 1976 (Supp. 76-4). Amended effective April 12, 1985 (Supp. 85-2). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 2444, effective May 16, 2002 (Supp. 02-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3004, effective September 11, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 3038, effective October 5, 2017 (Supp. 17-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 1875, with an immediate effective date of September 2, 2020 (Supp. 20-3).