Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) The state board of sanitarian
registration may deny, refuse to renew, revoke or suspend a certificate of
registration in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for
the following reasons:
(1)
Unprofessional
conduct.
(2)
The practice of fraud or deceit in obtaining a
certificate of registration.
(3)
Dereliction of
duty.
(4)
Incompetence in the practice of environmental health
science.
(5)
For other good and sufficient cause.
(B) For the purpose of this rule,
unprofessional conduct includes, but is not limited to:
(1) Falsifying any record, report, or other
instrument in pursuing the practice of environmental health science as a
registrant;
(2) Making a material
misrepresentation or false promise(s) through advertisement, sales
representatives, agents or otherwise in connection with the practice as a
registered sanitarian;
(3) Allowing
an unregistered person to use a registrant's certificate of
registration;
(4) Aiding or
abetting another person in the violation of Chapter 4736. of the Revised Code
or the rules adopted thereunder;
(5) Using fraud or deceit in obtaining a
certificate of registration;
(6)
Disregarding, allowing, promoting, or advocating the continued violation of
any substantive provision of any public health, safety, or environmental health
law, rule, regulation, or ordinance of the United States, this state, any
county, any township or any municipality for which the registrant has
responsibility or comes within the practice of environmental health
science;
(7) Conviction of any
felony, or any misdemeanor in the course or scope of the practice of
environmental health, or any other crime which involves misstatements, deceit,
or other dishonest conduct;
(8)
Accepting compensation, gifts or gratuities designed to enhance the provider's
position over that of the position represented by the registrant.
(C) Any person who wishes to make
a complaint against a registrant pursuant to this chapter shall submit the
complaint in writing to the board within a reasonable time. Each complaint or
allegation of a violation received by the board shall be assigned a case number
and shall be recorded by the board. The board shall determine whether the
allegations in the complaint are of a sufficiently serious nature to warrant
formal disciplinary charges against the registrant pursuant to this section. If
the board determines that formal disciplinary charges are warranted, it shall
proceed in accordance with the procedures established in Chapter 119. of the
Revised Code.
