West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 20 - Sanitarians
Title 20 - LEGISLATIVE RULE STATE BOARD OF SANITARIANS
Series 20-02 - Procedure For The Investigation And Resolution Of Complaints
Section 20-2-2 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 20 WV Code of State Rules 20-2-2

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024

The following words and phrases as used in this rule have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires:

2.1. Board. -- The West Virginia Board of Registration for Sanitarians.

2.2. Certificate of Registration. -- A document issued as evidence of registration and qualification to practice as a sanitarian or a sanitarian-in-training under W. Va. Code '30-17-3 and bearing the designation Aregistered sanitarian@ or Asanitarian-in-training@ and showing the name of the person, date of issue, serial number, seal and signatures of the members of the board authorized to grant such certificates.

2.3. Complainant. -- The person, firm, corporation, member of the board, or public officer who files a complaint with the board charging a registered sanitarian or sanitarian-in-training with a violation of W. Va. Code '30-1-8 or 30-17-12.

2.4. Ethics Investigator. -- A registered sanitarian who is appointed by the board for the purpose of reviewing complaints against registered sanitarians and sanitarians-in-training.

2.5. Registered Sanitarian. -- A sanitarian registered in accordance with the provisions of W. Va. Code '30-17-3.

2.6. Respondent. -- The registered sanitarian or sanitarian-in-training charged by a complainant with a violation of W. Va. Code ''30-1-8 or 30-17-12.

2.7. Sanitarian. -- A public health professional uniquely qualified by education in the arts and sciences, specialized training, and credible field experience to assist in the enforcement of public health laws and environmental sanitation regulations, and to effectively plan, organize, manage, evaluate and execute one or more of the many diverse disciplines comprising the field of public health and environmental sanitation.

2.8. Sanitarian-in-Training. -- A person who possesses the necessary educational qualifications as prescribed in W. Va. Code '30-17-4 for registration as a professional sanitarian, but who has not completed the experience requirements in the fields of environmental sanitation as required for registration.

'20-2-3. Filing of Complaint.

3.1. Any person, firm, corporation, member of the board, or public officer may file a complaint with the board charging a registered sanitarian or sanitarian-in-training with a violation of W. Va. Code ''30-1-8 or 30-17-12. The complainant shall file the complaint in writing and shall include in the complaint:

3.1.a. The name and address of the registered sanitarian or sanitarian-in-training against whom the complaint is filed;

3.1.b. The date of complaint;

3.1.c. The date, time, place, and substance of each alleged offense, act or failure to act and the exact portion of the law that was violated; and

3.1.d. The name and address of the complainant.

3.2. Complainants are immune from liability for the allegations contained in their complaints filed with the board unless the complaint is filed in bad faith or for a malicious purpose.

3.3. The board shall assign a unique number to each complaint received and shall maintain each complaint in a separate file.

3.4. The board shall maintain a complaint log which indicates the date the complaint was received; the name and address of the complainant; the name and address of the respondent; the nature of the complaint; and the final disposition of the complaint.

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