ARM 24.216.506

24.216.2103 SANITARIAN-IN-TRAINING (1) On a form prescribed by the board, an applicant shall apply and the board may issue a sanitarian-in-training exemption to an applicant who meets the minimum educational requirements for a registered sanitarian under 37-40-301 and 37-40-302, MCA, and ARM 24.216.502. (2) A sanitarian-in-training must work under the supervision of a licensed sanitarian. The supervising sanitarian must submit a plan for supervision for approval by the board. The supervising sanitarian must file quarterly reports with the board regarding the status and progress of the sanitarian-in-training. (a) The plan of supervision shall include: (i) an estimate of time of supervision provided; (ii) number of hours of training to be provided per month; and (iii) method of maintaining contact and supervision, including an alternate supervisor in cases of unavailability of designated supervisor. (3) Supervision for purposes of this rule means the availability of a licensed sanitarian for purposes of immediate communication and consultation on a weekly and as needed basis as identified in the approved plan of supervision. (4) A sanitarian-in-training exemption is valid for a period of one year. While practicing under a valid sanitarian-in-training exemption, the sanitarian-in-training is eligible to sit for the examination. There is no limit to the number of times a sanitarian-in-training may take the examination during the one year exemption period.