Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-16-405 - Application for Sanitarian Examination and Registration

A. An individual may apply to take the sanitarian examination for registration as a sanitarian if the individual meets one of the eligibility requirements in R9-16-402(A)(1) through (A)(3).

B. At least seven calendar days before a Sanitarians Council meeting, an applicant for environmental health sanitarian registration shall submit an application packet to the Department containing:

1. The following information in a Department-provided format:

a. The applicant's name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number;

b. If applicable, applicant's former names;

c. The applicant's social security number, required under A.R.S. §§ 25-320 and 25-502;

d. If applicable, the applicant's current employment information:

i. The employer's name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number;

ii. The applicant's position title; and

iii. The applicant's employment start date;

e. If an applicant meets the eligibility requirement in R9-16-402(A)(1), the following for each college or university where the applicant completed semester credits or the equivalent credits from a college or university:

i. The college or university's name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number;

ii. The number of natural science semester credits completed; and

iii. If applicable, the degree obtained;

f. If an applicant meets the eligibility requirement in R9-16-402(A)(2), the following for each employer during the five years the applicant was employed as a sanitarian aide:

i. The employer's name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number;

ii. The name, title, e-mail address, and telephone number of a contact individual for the employer;

iii. The applicant's position and description of responsibilities; and

iv. The months and years of employment;

g. If an applicant meets the eligibility requirement in R9-16-402(A)(3), the following for each active military service assignment during the five years the applicant held a military job position in the field of environmental health:

i. The military branch name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number;

ii. The name, title, e-mail address, and telephone number of a contact individual from the military branch;

iii. The applicant's military job position and description of responsibilities; and

iv. The months and years of active military service assignments;

h. If an applicant meets the eligibility requirement in R9-16-402(A)(4), the following for a sanitarian licensed in another state or jurisdiction:

i. The state, county, and city that issued the applicant's current license as a sanitarian;

ii. The testing organization that administered the sanitarian examination;

iii. The name of the sanitarian examination;

iv. The sanitarian examination administration date;

v. The number of sanitarian examination questions;

vi. The sanitarian examination score;

vii. The other eligibility requirement in R9-16-402(A)(1) through (A)(3) met by the applicant; and

viii. As applicable, the information required in subsection (B)(1)(e), (f), or (g);

i. If an applicant meets the eligibility requirement in R9-16-402(A)(5), an applicant shall provide the following information:

i. The name of the testing center;

ii. The date the sanitarian examination was completed;

iii. The sanitarian examination score; and

iv. As applicable, the information required in subsection (B)(1)(e), (f), or (g);

j. Whether the applicant is or has been licensed as a sanitarian in another state or jurisdiction;

k. Whether the applicant has had an application for licensure as a sanitarian denied in a state or jurisdiction;

l. If the applicant has had an application for licensure as a sanitarian denied, the:

i. Reason for denial;

ii. Date of the denial; and

iii. Name, address, and telephone number of the licensing agency that denied the applicant's application;

m. Whether the applicant has had a license as a sanitarian suspended or revoked by a state or jurisdiction or entered into a consent agreement with a state or jurisdiction;

n. If the applicant has had a license as a sanitarian suspended or revoked or entered into a consent agreement, the:

i. Reason for the suspension, revocation, or consent agreement;

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

iii. Name, address, and telephone number of the licensing agency that suspended, revoked, or entered into a consent agreement with the applicant;

o. Whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor related to the functions of the applicant's employment or occupation as a sanitarian in this state or another state;

p. If the applicant has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor in subsection (o):

i. The date of the conviction,

ii. The state or jurisdiction of the conviction,

iii. An explanation of the crime of which the applicant was convicted, and

iv. The disposition of the case;

q. Whether the applicant agrees to allow the Department to submit supplemental requests for additional information or documentation in R9-16-407 ;

r. An attestation that:

i. The applicant authorizes the Department to verify all information provided in the application packet, and

ii. The information submitted as part of the application packet is true and accurate; and

s. The applicant's signature and date of signature;

2. In addition to the application in subsection (B)(1), the following:

a. A copy of applicant's Social Security card;

b. Proof of U.S. citizenship or alien status according to A.R.S. § 41-1080;

c. If applicable, a copy of an applicant's sanitarian license issued by another state or jurisdiction;

d. If an official transcript is issued by a college or university from outside of the United States or its territories, documentation from a third party evaluation service verifying equivalent credits identified in subsection (B)(1)(e);

e. If applicable, a letter verifying an applicant's start and end dates of employment for each employer identified in subsection (B)(1)(f);

f. If applicable, a letter verifying an applicant's start and end dates of the military job position for each active military service assignment identified in subsection (B)(1)(g);

g. If applicable, documentation of the completed sanitarian examination, including the sanitarian examination test results, from the testing center or jurisdiction that administered the sanitarian examination required by another state or jurisdiction in subsection (B)(1)(h); and

h. If applicable, a copy of the official notice from a testing center in subsection (B)(1)(i); and

3. The nonrefundable $25 application fee.

C. If an official transcript documents natural science semester credit hours identified in subsection (B)(1)(e), an applicant shall instruct the college or university to send the official transcript to the Department.

D. The Department shall review an application packet for an applicant to take a sanitarian examination according to R9-16-407 and Table 4.1.

E. The Department shall review a sanitarian examination for an applicant licensed by another state or jurisdiction for approval for the applicant to practice as a registered environmental health sanitarian according to R9-16-407 and Table 4.1.

F. The Department shall:

1. Administer the sanitarian examination at least four times each calendar year;

2. By January 1 of each calendar year, provide the annual sanitarian examination schedule;

3. If a scheduled sanitarian examination requires rescheduling, provide a notice at least 14 calendar days before a scheduled sanitarian examination date in subsection (2) occurs that includes information about the revised sanitarian examination; and

4. By January 1 of each calendar year, provide a list of Department-approved testing organizations.

G. F. An applicant approved to take a sanitarian examination shall:

1. Determine whether the applicant will take a sanitarian examination administered by the Department or administered by a testing organization approved by the Department;

a. If the applicant determines to take a sanitarian examination administered by the Department, the applicant shall:

i. Submit a nonrefundable $140 sanitarian examination fee to the Department at least 30 calendar days before taking a scheduled sanitarian examination,

ii. Take a scheduled sanitarian examination administered by the Department, and

iii. Submit the completed sanitarian examination to the Department; or

b. If the applicant determines to take a sanitarian examination administered by a testing organization approved by the Department, the applicant shall:

i. 1. Select a testing center,

ii. 2. Take a scheduled sanitarian examination administered by the testing center,

iii.3. Pass the sanitarian examination with a score of 70% or more and submit a copy of the applicant's official sanitarian examination test results to the Department.

2. Take the sanitarian examination within 6 months after the date the applicant received the notice of approval to take the sanitarian examination.

3. Pass the sanitarian examination with a score of 70% or more.

H. G. The Department shall review an application packet for approval for an applicant to practice as a registered environmental health sanitarian according to R9-16-407 and Table 4.1.

I. H. An applicant, who does not submit a copy of official sanitarian examination test results to the Department in subsection (F) within 6 months after the date that the applicant received the notice of approval to take the sanitarian examination, shall submit a new application packet according to R9-16-405(B).

J. I. An applicant, who submits a copy of official sanitarian examination test results to the Department in subsection (F) within 6 months after the date that the applicant received the notice of approval to take the sanitarian examination and does not score 70% or more, shall:

1. Have 12 months from the date of the approval letter the applicant received from the Department to provide a copy of official sanitarian examination test results in subsection (F); and

2. Comply with subsection (F)(1) through (F)(3) to retake the sanitarian examination.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-16-405

Adopted effective September 29, 1976 (Supp. 76-4). Amended effective April 12, 1985 (Supp. 85-2). Section expired under A.R.S. § 41-1056(E) at 7 A.A.R. 5257, effective September 30, 2001 (Supp. 01-4). New Section made by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 2444, effective May 16, 2002 (Supp. 02-2). Former R9-16-405 renumbered to R9-16-407 ; new R9-16-405 made 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. Amended by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 1875, effective 9/2/2020.