(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)

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Sec. 20. Qualifications for registration as an environmental health practitioner. A person is qualified to be licensed as an environmental health practitioner if that person:

(1)Has applied in writing on the prescribed forms, has paid the required fee, and holds

one of the following:

(A)A Bachelor's Degree in environmental health science from a college or university

approved by the National Environmental Health Association Accreditation Council for environmental health curricula or its equivalent as approved by the Department.

(B)A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university which included a

minimum of 30 semester hours or equivalent of basic sciences acceptable to the Department and 12 months of full time experience.

(C)A Master's Degree in public health or environmental health science from an

accredited college or university if the applicant has completed a minimum of 30 semester or equivalent hours of basic science acceptable to the Department.

(2)Passes an examination authorized by the Department. The examination shall be of a

character to give a fair test of the qualifications of the applicant to practice as an environmental health practitioner.