R9-16-402. Eligibility and Responsibilities for a Registered Environmental Health Sanitarian

A. An individual is eligible to be a registered environmental health sanitarian, if the individual meets at least one of the following: 1. Has completed at least 30 semester credits at an accredited college or university in the natural sciences or the equivalent credits from a college or university from outside the United States or its territories verified by a Department-approved third party evaluation service; 2. Has completed at least five years of employment as a sanitarian aide in a position directly related to environmental health; 3. Has completed at least five years of active military service in the field of environmental health; 4. Is currently licensed as a sanitarian in another jurisdiction, has passed a sanitarian examination that is equivalent to this state’s examination as specified in A.R.S. § 36-136.01, and has completed at least one of the requirements identified in subsections (A)(1), (2), or (3); or 5. Has received a copy of official sanitarian examination test results from a testing center that contains the sanitarian examination test results with a score of 70% or more and has completed at least one of the requirements identified in subsections (A)(1), (2), or (3). B. An individual who is eligible to be a registered environmental health sanitarian according to subsection (A)(1) through (3) shall pass a sanitarian examination administered by a testing center. C. The practice of a registered environmental health sanitarian may include: 1. Investigate, sample, measure, and assess hazardous environmental agents; 2. Recommend and apply protective interventions that control hazards to health; 3. Develop, promote, and enforce guidelines, policies, rules, statutes, and regulations; 4. Perform system analysis; 5. Interpret research utilizing science and evidence to understand the relationship between health and environment; or 6. Interpret data and prepare technical summaries and reports. D. A registered environmental health sanitarian shall: 1. Comply with A.R.S. § 41-1009; 2. Comply with A.A.C. Title 9, Chapter 8; and 3. Review and, as applicable, sign reports prepared by a sanitarian aide.