1. (1) The Health Licensing Office may:

   1. (a) Determine the qualifications, training, education and fitness of applicants for registration, renewal of registrations and reciprocal registrations;
   2. (b) Adopt rules that are necessary to conduct its business related to carrying out its duties under and in administering this chapter;
   3. (c) Examine, approve, issue, deny, revoke, suspend and renew registrations to practice environmental health or waste water sanitation under this chapter;
   4. (d) Provide for waivers of examinations and credentials;
   5. (e) Provide requirements for temporary registrations as considered appropriate;
   6. (f) Establish standards for applicants with experience that precedes the date of application; and
   7. (g) Limit the number of renewals for environmental health specialist trainees and waste water specialist trainees.

2. (2) The Environmental Health Registration Board may:

   1. (a) Approve examinations for registrations by rule;
   2. (b) Establish standards of practice and professional responsibility for persons registered by the office;
   3. (c) Adopt rules that are necessary to carry out this chapter; and
   4. (d) Establish supervision requirements for environmental health specialist trainees and waste water specialist trainees.

[Amended by 1967 c.476 §16; 1995 c.572 §17; 2003 c.547 §110; 2005 c.648 §118; 2013 c.568 §138; 2025 c.624 §19]