Code of Massachusetts Regulations
255 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF SANITARIANS
Title 255 CMR 5.00 - Continuing Education
Section 5.02 - Standards for Continuing Education

(a) By attending courses or seminars offered or sponsored by educational institutions or other recognized entities which have relevance to the duties and functions of a sanitarian, and for which academic credit or continuing education contact hours are granted by that entity. Such courses or seminars shall be taught by faculty who possess adequate knowledge of both the principles of adult education and the particular subject matter being taught;

(b) By attending programs, workshops, lectures or conferences offered or sponsored by a recognized entity. Such programs, workshops or conferences shall be relevant to public or environmental health, shall have well defined objectives, and shall be conducted by faculty who possess adequate knowledge of both the principles of adult education and the particular subject matter being taught;

(c) By teaching a particular course, conducting a seminar or workshop, or delivering a lecture for the first time; or

(d) By publishing an article or book relating to public or environmental health for the first time.

(a) A Registered Sanitarian who attends a course or seminar offered or sponsored by an educational institution which grants academic credit for that course or seminar shall earn 15 continuing education contact hours for each semester hour of academic credit received, and shall earn eight continuing education contact hours for each semester hour audited;

(b) A Registered Sanitarian who attends a course or seminar offered or sponsored by any entity other than an educational institution which grants academic credit for that course or seminar shall earn a number of continuing education contact hours equal to the number of contact hours of instruction actually provided;

(c) A Registered Sanitarian who attends a program, workshop, lecture or conference offered or sponsored by any recognized entity shall earn a number of continuing education contact hours equal to the number of contact hours of instruction or lecture actually provided;

(d) A Registered Sanitarian who teaches a particular course or seminar, conducts a workshop, or delivers a lecture shall earn a number of continuing education contact hours equal to the number of contact hours of instruction or lecture actually provided;

(e) A Registered Sanitarian who publishes a book, chapter or article relating to public or environmental health for the first time shall earn 12 continuing education contact hours for publishing a book; five continuing education contact hours for publishing a chapter of a book, or for publishing an article in a scientific or technical journal; and one continuing education contact hour for publishing an article in a newsletter published by a recognized entity.

(a) public health or environmental health science and practice;

(b) public and environmental health education;

(c) research in public and environmental health;

(d) management, administration and supervision in public and environmental health services delivery;

(e) social, economic, political or legal aspects of public and environmental health;

(f) environmental health and consumer education;

(g) subject matter which improves competency, is not specified on the foregoing list, and is related to one or more of the basic sciences.

Employee orientation or in-service training presentations concerning standard operating procedures specific to the employing agency or entity shall not be accepted for continuing education purposes.