Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-16-404 - Continuing Education Requirements; Continuing Education Deferral; and Renewal Extension

A. Except as provided in subsection (B), a registered sanitarian shall submit an application packet for registration renewal on or before December 31 of each year that includes:

1. The applicant's name and current address;

2. Whether the applicant, since the applicant last submitted a registration or registration renewal application in this state:

a. 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 consent 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;

b. Has pled guilty to, been convicted of, or entered into a plea of no contest to a misdemeanor that is related to the applicant's employment as a sanitarian or a felony and if so, the:

i. Felony or misdemeanor,

ii. Date of conviction, and

iii. Court having jurisdiction over the felony or misdemeanor; or

c. Has been named as a defendant in a malpractice case resulting from the applicant's employment as a sanitarian and if so, an explanation of the circumstances of the malpractice case;

3. Documentation of:

a. The continuing education required in R9-16-405(A) or (E) including for each continuing education:

i. A description of the continuing education's content,

ii. The name of the person providing the continuing education,

iii. The number of hours the sanitarian participated in the continuing education, and

iv. The date the continuing education was completed; or

b. A request for deferring continuing education and applicable documentation required in R9-16-405(C) ;

4. The fee required in A.R.S. § 36-136.01(F) ; and

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

B. A registered sanitarian who does not submit an application packet for renewal registration by December 31 has a grace period until February 15 to submit the application packet. If the registered sanitarian does not submit the application packet for renewal registration in subsection (A) during the grace period:

1. The sanitarian's registration expires; and

2. The sanitarian shall, before practicing as a registered sanitarian:

a. Submit for Council approval a new application to take the sanitarian examination and the application fee required in R9-16-402(C)(5) ,

b. Receive Council approval to take the sanitarian examination,

c. Submit the nonrefundable examination fee required in R-16-402(D), and

d. Pass the sanitarian examination as required in R9-16-402(F)(1) .

A. A registered environmental health sanitarian shall complete 12 continuing education hours during the 12 months prior to December 31 of each calendar year, unless the registered environmental health sanitarian:

1. Has been a registered environmental health sanitarian for less than 12 months as indicated on the renewal application;

2. Was prevented from completing continuing education according to subsection (A) due to a personal or immediate family member's illness during at least six continuous months of the preceding 12 months; or

3. Was called to active military service.

B. Except for a registered environmental health sanitarian in subsection (A)(1) and (3), by November 1 of each calendar year, a registered environmental health sanitarian may request to defer continuing education by submitting:

1. A request in a Department-provided format that contains:

a. The registered environmental health sanitarian's name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number;

b. The registered environmental health sanitarian's registration number;

c. A statement regarding the registered environmental health sanitarian's personal or immediate family member's illness;

d. Indicate the number of continuing education hours requesting to defer;

e. An attestation that the Department is authorized to verify all information provided in the continuing education deferral request; and

f. The registered environmental health sanitarian's signature, including date of signature;

2. Documentation that verifies the duration of the registered environmental health sanitarian's personal or immediate family member's illness from the physician treating or who treated the registered environmental health sanitarian's personal or immediate family member's illness; and

3. If a registered environmental health sanitarian has completed any continuing education hours, report the completed continuing education hours according to R9-16-406(D)(1)(h).

C. A registered environmental health sanitarian that deferred continuing education in subsection (B) shall obtain:

1. The deferred continuing education by the end of the subsequent renewal year, and

2. The continuing education required in subsection (A) for the current renewal year.

D. A registered environmental health sanitarian called to active military service:

1. Shall submit:

a. Written notice for renewal extension to the Department that includes:

i. The registered environmental health sanitarian's name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number;

ii. The registered environmental health sanitarian's registration number;

iii. A statement stating the reason for the notice of renewal extension; and

iv. The registered environmental health sanitarian's signature, including date of signature; and

b. A copy of the registered environmental health sanitarian's deployment documentation;

2. Retains registration as an environmental health sanitarian for the term of service or deployment plus 180 calendar days;

3. Defers the requirement for completing the continuing education for the term of service or deployment plus 180 calendar days; and

4. Shall submit a renewal application packet according to R9-16-406 after the term of service or deployment plus 180 calendar days.

E. The Department shall review the request to defer continuing education submitted in subsection (B) for approval according to R9-16-407 and Table 4.1.

F. If the Department denies a registered environmental health sanitarian's request to defer continuing education, the registered environmental health sanitarian shall submit the required continuing education hours in subsection (A) according to R9-16-406(D)(1)(h).

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-16-404

New Section made by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 2444, effective May 16, 2002 (Supp. 02-2). Former R9-16-404 renumbered to R9-16-406 ; new R9-16-404 renumbered from R9-16-403 and amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3004, effective September 11, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 3038, effective 10/5/2017.