Ohio Admin. Code 4736-11-03 - Continuing education requirements for renewal
(A)
Registrants must
complete eighteen clock hours of board approved continuing education courses
each year to be eligible to renew their certificate of
registration.
(B)
Courses of study or programs of instruction offered to
meet the continuing education requirements for the annual renewal of an
individuals certificate of registration shall be board approved and in the
following subject areas:
(1)
Diseases and injuries caused by environmental factors
and the applicable prevention techniques.
(2)
Administrative
law and process.
(3)
The utilization of resources in the collection,
arrangement, and interpretation of data.
(4)
Environmental
health administration.
(5)
New or substantially revised environmental health
laws, rules and process.
(6)
Functional fields of environmental health to include
air quality, food quality and protection, hazardous and toxic substances,
consumer product safety, housing, institutional health and safety, community
noise control, radiation protection, bioterrorism, recreational facilities,
solid, infectious and liquid waste management, vector control, drinking water
quality, milk sanitation, rabies control, land use and occupational health and
safety.
(7)
Environmental health planning or emergency
preparedness.
(8)
Communication skills.
(9)
Organization or
program management courses.
(10)
Computer skills
development and functional utilization.
(C)
Courses of study
or programs of instruction offered in the following areas or formats are not
applicable continuing education activities and will not be approved by the
board to meet the continuing education requirements for annual renewal of an
individuals certificate of registration:
(1)
First
aid.
(2)
CPR.
(3)
Defensive
driving.
(4)
Courses of self instruction/self
study.
(5)
Courses dealing with proposed environmental health
laws, rules and processes.
(6)
Any other
continuing education material deemed not applicable by the
board.
(D)
The board may waive continuing education hours in
cases of a registrant's certified disability or illness which prevents the
attendance at any qualified educational seminars during the twelve months
immediately preceding the annual certificate of registration renewal date.
Continuing education waivers will be determined on a case by case basis.
Waivers shall not be granted for a period in excess of three consecutive
renewal periods.
Replaces: 4736-11-03
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4736.03
Rule Amplifies: 4736.11
Prior Effective Dates: 1/30/78, 9/15/89, 8/1/04, 5/1/08, 5/1/09
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