Section R9-16-402. Sanitarian Examination

A.      The Council shall provide the sanitarian examination at least four times per calendar year.

B.       An applicant meeting any one of the requirements in A.R.S. § 36-136.01(I) may sit for the sanitarian examination.

C.      At least seven days before a Council meeting, an applicant for the sanitarian examination shall:

1.        Submit an application form to the Council that contains:

a.         The applicant’s full name and all former names;

b.        The applicant’s current address and telephone num- ber;

c.         The applicant’s social security number;

d.        If applying under A.R.S. § 36-136.01(I)(1) on the basis of the applicant’s employment by a public health agency or private industry in a position directly related to environmental health:

i.         The name of each of the applicant’s employers,

ii.        The applicant’s position for each employer,

iii.      The months and years of employment in each position, and

iv.       The name and telephone number of each indi- vidual who supervised the applicant during five years of employment in environmental health;

e.         If applying under A.R.S. § 36-136.01(I)(2) on the basis of military duty:

i.         Each of the applicant’s billets in environmental

health,

ii.        The months and years in each billet, and

iii.      The name and telephone number of each indi- vidual who supervised the applicant during five years of full-time military duty in environmen- tal health;

f.         If applying under A.R.S. § 36-136.01(I)(3) on the basis of education in natural science:

i.         The name and address of each college or uni- versity attended,

ii.        The months and years of attendance,

iii.      Any degree obtained, and

iv.       A listing of courses in natural science com- pleted with a grade of C or better;

g.        Whether the applicant has had an application for a registration, license, or certificate related to the prac- tice of a registered sanitarian denied or rejected by any state or jurisdiction and if so, the:

i.         Reason for denial or rejection,

ii.        Date of the denial or rejection, and

iii.      Name and address of the state or jurisdiction that denied or rejected the application;

h.        Whether the applicant has had a registration, license, or certificate related to the practice of a registered sanitarian suspended or revoked by any state or jurisdiction or entered into a consent agreement with a state or jurisdiction and if so, the:

i.         Reason for the suspension, revocation, or con- sent agreement;

ii.        Date of the suspension, revocation, or consent agreement; and

iii.      Name and address of the state or jurisdiction that suspended or revoked the registration, license, or certificate or issued the consent agreement;

i.         Whether the applicant has pled guilty to, been con- victed of, or entered a plea of no contest to a misde- meanor related to the applicant’s employment as a sanitarian or a felony and if so, the:

i.         Felony or misdemeanor charged;

ii.        Date of conviction or plea; and

iii.      Court having jurisdiction over the felony or misdemeanor;

j.         Whether the applicant has been named as a defen- dant in a malpractice case resulting from the appli- cant’s employment as a sanitarian and if so, an explanation of the circumstances of the malpractice case;

k.        The applicant’s current employer, including address, job position, and dates of employment, if applicable; and

l.         A signed statement by the applicant verifying the truthfulness of the information provided;

2.        If applying under A.R.S. § 36-136.01(I)(1), arrange to have a letter provided directly to the Council from each individual who supervised the applicant identifying the dates the individual supervised the applicant, totaling at least five years of employment directly related to envi- ronmental health;

3.        If applying under A.R.S. § 36-136.01(I)(2), arrange to have a letter provided directly to the Council from each individual who supervised the applicant identifying the dates the individual supervised the applicant, totaling at least five years of full-time military duty in environmen- tal health;

4.        If applying under A.R.S. § 36-136.01(I)(3), arrange to have an official college or university transcript provided directly to the Council from each college or university; and

5.        Submit the application fee in A.R.S. § 36-136.01(F).

D.      After receiving the written notice of approval in R9-16- 407(C)(1)(b), an applicant shall submit to the Council, at least 30 days before the scheduled date of a sanitarian examination, a nonrefundable examination fee of $110 payable to the Trea- surer of the state of Arizona.

E.       An applicant who does not take a sanitarian examination on the scheduled date shall comply with subsection (D) before taking a subsequent sanitarian examination.

F.       An applicant who scores:

1.        Seventy percent or more on the sanitarian examination is issued a certificate of registration; or

2.        Less than 70%:

a.         Fails the sanitarian examination; and

b.        Shall meet the requirements in subsections (B), (C) and (D) to sit for the sanitarian examination again.

Historical Note

Adopted effective September 29, 1976 (Supp. 76-4).

Amended effective April 12, 1985 (Supp. 85-2). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 8

A.A.R. 2444, effective May 16, 2002 (Supp. 02-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3004, effec-

tive September 11, 2004 (Supp. 04-3).