Continuing education

1. To renew a license a person must present proof of having attained at least 1.5 continuing education units of continuing education in the field of environmental health. Continuing education for licensure renewal must be completed in the biennium preceding the biennium for which licensure is sought. Under extraordinary circumstances the state health officer may consider a request for continuing education units obtained in the current biennium. 2. A curriculum review committee, composed of the advisory board members or their agent, shall meet at timely intervals to review applications for curriculum accreditation. Continuing education units must be assigned as one continuing education unit per ten hours of instruction. Curricula must have public health or environmental health orientation. Programs which already carry accreditation by a recognized educational agency or professional organization may be accepted by the committee. The committee, upon advice from the licensure board, may alter or reject accreditation assigned by another agency or organization if such action is necessitated by facts pointing to an erroneous accreditation having been assigned.