Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-16-409 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation

A. The Council may deny, suspend, or revoke a sanitarian's registration if the Council determines that the applicant or registered sanitarian:

1. Intentionally provided false information on an application or cheated during the sanitarian examination;

2. Had an application for a registration, license, or certificate related to the practice of a registered sanitarian denied or rejected by any state or jurisdiction;

3. 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 any state or jurisdiction;

4. Pled guilty to, was convicted of, or entered into a plea of no contest to a misdemeanor resulting from employment as a registered sanitarian or a felony;

5. Assisted an individual who is not a registered sanitarian to circumvent the requirements in this Article;

6. Allowed an individual who is not a registered sanitarian to use the registered sanitarian's registration; or

7. Failed to comply with any of the requirements in A.R.S. § 36-136.01 or this Article.

B. In determining whether to deny an applicant's registration or suspend or revoke a sanitarian's registration, the Council shall consider the threat to public health based on:

1. Whether there is repeated non-compliance with statutes or rules,

2. Whether there is a pattern of violations or non-compliance,

3. Type of violation,

4. Severity of violation, and

5. Number of violations.

C. The Council's notice of denial, suspension, or revocation to the applicant or registered sanitarian, notice of hearing, and all hearing procedures shall comply with A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10.

D. The Council shall provide written notice of a registered sanitarian's denial, suspension, or revocation containing a description of the sanitarian's noncompliance with applicable statutes and rules, by certified mail, to each local health department and each public health service district.

A. The Department may deny an application packet for approval for registration or renewal of registration if the Department determines that an applicant:

1. Intentionally provided false information or documents in an application packet or renewal application packet;

2. Had an application for a license related to the practice of a registered environmental health sanitarian denied by a state or jurisdiction;

3. Had a license related to the practice of a registered environmental health sanitarian suspended or revoked by a state or jurisdiction or entered into a consent agreement with a state or jurisdiction; or

4. Was convicted of or entered into a plea of no contest to a misdemeanor resulting from employment as a registered environmental health sanitarian or a felony.

B. The Department may suspend or revoke a registered environmental health sanitarian's registration if the Department determines that a registered environmental health sanitarian:

1. Assisted an individual who is not a registered environmental health sanitarian to circumvent the requirements in this Article;

2. Allowed an individual who is not a registered environmental health sanitarian to use the registered environmental health sanitarian's registration;

3. Falsified records to interfere with or obstruct an investigation or regulatory process of the Department or a political subdivision; or

4. Failed to comply with any of the requirements in A.R.S. § 36-136.01 or this Article.

C. In determining whether to suspend or revoke a registered environmental health sanitarian's registration, the Department shall consider the threat to public health based on:

1. Whether there is repeated non-compliance with statutes or rules,

2. Type of non-compliance,

3. Severity of non-compliance, and

4. Number of non-compliance actions.

D. The Department's notice of suspension or revocation to the applicant or registered environmental health sanitarian shall comply with A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-16-409

Adopted effective September 29, 1976 (Supp. 76-4). Amended effective April 12, 1985 (Supp. 85-2). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 2444, effective May 16, 2002 (Supp. 02-2). Section R9-16-409 renumbered from R9-16-407 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.