Indiana Administrative Code
Title 896 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS
Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Rule 2 - Certification, Examination Requirements
Section 2-1 - Examination; deadline for applications

Universal Citation: 896 IN Admin Code 2-1

Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC 25-32-1-8

Affected: IC 25-32-1-3; IC 25-32-1-5

Sec. 1.

(a) Each applicant for registration by examination shall submit the following information:

(1) The application fee required by 896 IAC 1-3-2.

(2) Official transcripts, certified by an accredited college or university, recording successful completion of least:
(A) forty-five (45) quarter hours; or

(B) thirty (30) semester hours;

of academic training in the basic physical, chemical, biological, or sanitary sciences.

(3) Two (2) unmounted, duplicate passport-quality photographs taken not earlier than one (1) year prior to the date of application, dated and signed in the applicant's handwriting.

(4) A statement from the appropriate agency in each state where the applicant has been registered, certifying whether or not disciplinary proceedings:
(A) have ever been initiated; or

(B) are presently pending; against the applicant.

(5) Verification from the supervising employer that the applicant has been employed in the field of environmental health on a full-time basis for at least two (2) years within the preceding five (5) years.

(b) An applicant who:

(1) holds a master's degree in public health with a major in sanitary science or a science degree higher than a baccalaureate; and

(2) meets the science requirements set forth in subsection (a);

is only required to submit verification of one (1) year of full-time employment in the field of environmental health within the preceding five (5) years.

(c) With the exception of the employment requirements, all examination candidates shall have completed registration requirements specified by subsection (a) before taking the examination.

(d) In order to be registered, an applicant is required to pass an examination developed by the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA).

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