ORS 700.035: Registration of environmental health specialist trainees; fees; rules.

(1) The Health Licensing Office may issue an environmental health specialist trainee registration to an applicant who submits an application and pays the applicable fees established under ORS 676.576. An applicant must also: (a) Have a bachelor’s degree and at least 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent semester hours, in science courses from an accredited college or university; or (b) Have at least 15 quarter hours, or the equivalent semester hours, in science courses from an accredited college or university and have at least five years of experience in environmental health or related activities, as determined by the Environmental Health Registration Board, under the supervision of a registered environmental health specialist or a person possessing equal qualifications, as determined by the board. (2) The board may enact rules to require an examination of applicants for registration as an environmental health specialist trainee. (3) An environmental health specialist trainee shall be supervised by a registered environmental health specialist or a person possessing equal qualifications as determined by the board. (4) For the purpose of meeting the education and experience requirements listed in subsection (1) of this section, accumulated schooling relevant to environmental health gained while serving in the United States Public Health Service or a branch of the Armed Forces of the United States may be credited toward an applicant’s educational requirements. The board may use any system it considers reliable in assigning credit for relevant schooling under this subsection, including but not limited to assigning credit in conformance with the American Council on Education Military Guide. [1967 c.476 §5; 1983 c.189 §2; 1995 c.572 §9; 2003 c.547 §94; 2005 c.648 §106; 2013 c.314 §60; 2013 c.568 §127; 2017 c.101 §26a; 2019 c.456 §111; 2025 c.624 §15]