Establishment of Continuing Education Requirements

As a condition for renewal of registration, a Registered Sanitarian shall complete 1.2 continuing education units, or 12 contact hours, of continuing education during each one-year period between registration renewals. A Registered Sanitarian, as part of his or her application for renewal of his or her registration, shall attest under penalty of perjury that he or she has completed the number of continuing education units required by 255 CMR 5.01. Such attestation shall be made on a form prescribed and provided by the Board. (3) A Registered Sanitarian shall not be required to complete any continuing education in the calendar year in which he or she obtains his or her initial certificate of registration in order to obtain renewal of such registration for the following calendar year, but shall be required to comply with these continuing education requirements for all subsequent renewals. (4) The Board may grant an extension of the time for completion of such continuing education to a Registered Sanitarian upon submission by the registrant of satisfactory proof of extenuating circumstances. (5) If a particular continuing education activity is undertaken by a Registered Sanitarian in good faith, but continuing education credit for that activity is denied or disapproved by the Board, the Registered Sanitarian so affected shall be given one year from the date of the Board's decision to correct the deficiency. Verification of completion of an acceptable substitute activity shall be submitted to the Board within 60 days of its completion.