Organization of the board of environmental health practitioner licensure

1. History and function. The 1985 legislative assembly passed legislation to license environmental health practitioners, codified as North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-43. This chapter authorized the secretary of state to carry out all functions necessary to licensure and to utilize the services of an advisory board as needed. The 1987 legislative assembly transferred this licensing function from the office of the secretary of state to the state health officer. The 2003 legislative assembly provided the authority to create specialty licenses within the practice of environmental health. The board's responsibility is advisory only. All statutory power is vested with the state health officer. 2. Board membership. The board consists of five members - the state health officer or an appointed agent; the commissioner of the North Dakota department of agriculture or an appointed agent; the president of the North Dakota environmental health association or an appointed agent; one member from a district or a local health unit who is a licensed environmental health practitioner; and one consumer. The environmental health practitioner and consumer must be appointed by the state health officer. 3. Officers. The state health officer shall serve as chairperson. The state health officer may appoint an executive secretary as necessary. 4. Inquiries. Inquiries may be addressed to: State Health Officer State Department of Health 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0200