Definitions

1. "Board eligible" means having completed an application for licensure, paid the required fee, and met the necessary education requirements. 2. "Certified professional - food safety" means a person who, by education and experience in food safety, is qualified, licensed, and limited to inspecting retail food, food service, food production or food manufacturing facilities, or conducting plan reviews for such establishments. For inspectors in the State Department of Agriculture's meat and poultry inspection program, certification through passage of the USDA-FSIS Food Safety Regulatory Essentials course, or its' state equivalent, shall be commensurate with the certified professional-food safety credential. 3. "Continuing education unit" means ten contact hours earned in continuing education courses, seminars, workshops, and college courses. Ten hours of contact equals one continuing education unit. 4. "Environmental health practitioner" means a person who, by environmental health science education and experience, is qualified and licensed to practice environmental health.