16 Tex. Admin. Code § 119.2 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Act--Occupations Code,
Chapter 1953, concerning the registration of sanitarians.
(2) Advanced mathematics--A mathematics
course equivalent to or beyond calculus that was taken at an accredited college
or university.
(3) Advisory
Committee--The Registered Sanitarian Advisory Committee.
(4) Applicant--A person who applies for
registration under the Act.
(5)
Applied science--The application of general principles from environmental
science, agricultural science, public health, epidemiology, food science,
medical science, and sanitary engineering to solve problems.
(6) Basic science--Science such as anatomy,
bacteriology, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, geology, microbiology,
pathology, physiology, and physics.
(7) Consumer health--The application of
scientific knowledge to recognize, evaluate, and control hazards associated
with the distribution of contaminated, adulterated, unsafe, and misbranded
foods, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, toys, or consumer products.
(8) Continuing education hour--Fifty minutes
of continuing education training or experience, applicable to consumer health,
environmental health or sanitation, and pre-approved by the department or its
designee.
(9) Commission--The Texas
Commission of Licensing and Regulation.
(10) Department--The Texas Department of
Licensing and Regulation.
(11)
Environmental health or sanitation--The application of scientific knowledge to
recognize, evaluate, and control environmental hazards and to preserve and
improve environmental factors for the achievement of the health, safety,
comfort, and well-being of humans, to include disaster preparedness and
response to suspected or known acts of bioterrorism.
(12) Executive Director--The executive
director of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
(13) Experience--Two years of full-time
experience in the fields of consumer health, environmental health, or
sanitation.
(14) Full-time
experience--Employment, self-employment, or independent contracting for
thirty-two hours or more per week in the practice of consumer health,
environmental health, or sanitation.
(15) Natural science--Branches of science
such as physics, chemistry, and biology that deal with matter, energy, and
their interrelations and transformations, or with objectively measurable
phenomena.
(16) Registered
sanitarian--A department-registered public health professional qualified by
specific education, specialized training, and field experience to protect the
health, safety, and general welfare of the public from adverse environmental
determinants.
(17) Registrant--A
person registered under the Act.
(18) Sanitarian in training--A person
registered in accordance with §119.21(b).
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