1. (1) Environmental Health: A supervising person possesses equal qualifications as a registered environmental health specialist under ORS 700.030(1)(b)(A) and (B) and ORS 700.035(1)(b) and (3) if the person:

   1. (a) Holds a bachelor’s degree with 45 science quarter hours and the equivalent of two years of experience directly related to the duties of an environmental health specialist; or a graduate degree in public health, community health, or another environmental health field, and the equivalent of one year of experience directly related to the duties of an environmental health specialist; and
   2. (b) Gains experience in a manner directly related to the duties of an environmental health specialist throughout the period of supervision.

2. (2) Environmental Health: Experience directly related to the duties of an environmental health specialist includes, but is not limited to, any of the following fields:

   1. (a) Food processing including developing, managing or leading training in any of the following areas: sanitation programs, pest control, water systems, Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points, statistical process control, or food safety; or
   2. (b) Inspector for United States Food and Drug Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Commissioned Corps of Public Health Services, Indian Health Service, or similar organization; or
   3. (c) Management a of restaurant chain at the corporate level including developing, managing or leading training in any of the following areas: sanitation programs, public health vector control, water systems, Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points, food safety, the federal codes or process control; or
   4. (d) Epidemiology, communicable disease outbreak investigations, hospital infection control; or
   5. (e) Performing the duties of an environmental health specialist in a jurisdiction that does not require licensure for environmental health; or
   6. (f) Teaching, lecturing or engaging in research in environmental health as part of an academic position in a college or university; or
   7. (g) Registered professionals working in drinking water, waste water, soil science, or similar fields; or
   8. (h) As a public health officer employed pursuant to ORS 431.035 to 431.510 and 431.705 to 431.990.
3. (3) Waste Water: pursuant to ORS 700.053, non-registrant supervisors must be approved by the Board on a case-by-case basis.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 676.560, ORS 700.005-700.240, ORS 700.995 & Senate Bill 844 (2025)

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 676.560, ORS 700.005-700.240, ORS 700.995 & Senate Bill 844 (2025)

History

EHRB 1-2026, amend filed 02/09/2026, effective 03/01/2026
EHRB 11-2018, minor correction filed 02/02/2018, effective 02/02/2018
EHRB 3-2011, f. & cert. ef. 8-1-11