1. A. The Board shall license an applicant if the applicant:

   1. (1) Qualifies for examination as provided in §B of this regulation;
   2. (2) Takes and passes the examination;
   3. (3) Has not committed an act which, under COMAR 26.07.04.01, would subject the applicant to disciplinary action by the Board; and
   4. (4) Pays the necessary fees.

2. B. An applicant is eligible to take the examination if the applicant has satisfied one of the following combinations of education and experience:

   1. (1) Combination 1:

      1. (a) Graduated from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree in environmental science or environmental health, and
      2. (b) Obtained 12 months of experience in a sanitarian-in-training program approved by the Board;

   2. (2) Combination 2:

      1. (a) Graduated from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree in the physical, biological or environmental sciences including:

         1. (i) A minimum of 60 semester credits or the equivalent quarter credits of physical, biological, and environmental sciences acceptable to the Board, which includes at least one laboratory course in two of the following fields: chemistry, physics, and biology, and
         2. (ii) A course in mathematics; and
      2. (b) Obtained 12 months of experience in a sanitarian-in-training program approved by the Board;

   3. (3) Combination 3:

      1. (a) Graduated from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree that includes:

         1. (i) 30 semester credits or the equivalent in quarter credits in the physical, biological, and environmental sciences acceptable to the Board, which includes at least one laboratory course in two of the following fields: chemistry, physics, and biology, and
         2. (ii) A course in mathematics; and
      2. (b) Obtained 24 months of experience in a sanitarian-in-training program approved by the Board; or

   4. (4) Combination 4:

      1. (a) Graduated from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in public or environmental health science that includes:

         1. (i) 30 semester credits or 45 quarter credits of physical, biological, or environmental sciences acceptable to the Board, which includes at least one laboratory course in two of the following fields: biology, chemistry, and physics, and
         2. (ii) A course in mathematics; and
      2. (b) Completed an internship.

Authority: Environment Article, §§11-101, 11-205, 11-305, 11-307, 11-309, 11-314, and 11-315, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: September 8, 1986 (13:18 Md. R. 2021)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 10.55.01 to COMAR 26.07.01

Regulation .01B amended effective October 15, 1990 (17:20 Md. R. 2431)

Regulation .05 amended effective October 15, 1990 (17:20 Md. R. 2431)

Regulation .06 repealed and new Regulation .06 adopted effective October 15, 1990 (17:20 Md. R. 2431)

Regulation .07 amended effective October 15, 1990 (17:20 Md. R. 2431)

Regulations .01—.07 repealed and new Regulations .01—.05 adopted effective January 1, 1997 (23:26 Md. R. 1861)

Regulation .01B amended effective December 15, 1997 (24:25 Md. R. 1719); June 19, 2006 (33:12 Md. R. 998)