ARM 24.216.502. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SANITARIANS AND SANITARIANS-IN-TRAINING

(1) The board may accept graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, and including a minimum of 45 quarter or 30 semester hours in the physical and biological sciences, including courses in chemistry, biology, and at least one general microbiology course as an equivalent qualification of a bachelor's degree in environmental health as required by 37-40-302, MCA. "General microbiology course" means an accredited course that focuses on the basic concepts of microbiology and the activities of bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms, and their impact on humans. Courses that focus primarily on cellular biochemistry, cellular genetics, and intracellular functions are not general microbiology courses for the purpose of this rule. (2) A person meeting the minimum standards for licensure, with the exception of approved microbiology credits, may be approved as a sanitarian-in-training, but must satisfactorily complete the microbiology course during the one-year sanitarian-in-training permit period provided for in 37-40-101(6), MCA. (3) A holder of a current National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) registration, who also has not completed a general microbiology course, is qualified to be a sanitarian-in-training. A holder of a current NEHA registration, who has taken the required general microbiology course, is qualified to be registered as a sanitarian in the state of Montana.