Usa Nevada

USA Statutes : nevada
Title : Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES
Chapter : CHAPTER 625A - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS
 The
purpose of registering environmental health specialists and environmental
health specialist trainees is to protect the public health and safety and
the general welfare of the people of this State. Any certificate of
registration issued pursuant to this chapter is a revocable privilege,
and no holder of such a certificate of registration acquires thereby any
vested right.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1157; A 1995, 89; 2005, 1986 )
 As used in this chapter, unless the
context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 625A.021
to 625A.028 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to
them in those sections.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1157; A 1995, 89; 1997, 1057; 2005, 1987
)
 “Board” means the Board of
Registered Environmental Health Specialists.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1985 )
 “Certificate of registration” or “certificate” means a
certificate of registration as an environmental health specialist or
environmental health specialist trainee issued by the Board pursuant to
this chapter.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1985 )


      1.  “Environmental health specialist” means a person who is engaged
in the practice of environmental health and who holds a certificate of
registration as an environmental health specialist issued by the Board
pursuant to this chapter.

      2.  The term does not include any person who practices in a field
excluded from the definition of the “practice of environmental health”
pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 625A.028 , unless the person holds a certificate of
registration as an environmental health specialist issued by the Board
pursuant to this chapter.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1985 )

 “Environmental health specialist trainee” means a person who is engaged
in the practice of environmental health and who holds a certificate of
registration as an environmental health specialist trainee issued by the
Board pursuant to this chapter.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1985 )


      1.  “Practice of environmental health” means the use of public
health principles in the application of the sanitary sciences, the
biological sciences or the physical sciences to investigate, prevent or
reduce environmentally acquired disease or illness.

      2.  The term does not include practice in the field of:

      (a) Environmental health by a person whose primary work is
performed by and for the Division of Environmental Protection of the
State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or for an entity
whose activities are limited solely to issues relating to air quality;

      (b) Industrial hygiene, public education, indoor air quality,
health physics, mold assessment or mold remediation;

      (c) Cleaning up and disposing of hazardous waste and substances
performed by a person who is certified by the State Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources pursuant to NRS 459.400 to 459.600 ,
inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, unless the clean
up and disposal of the hazardous waste and substances is performed
directly by and for a public health agency;

      (d) Zoonotic disease ecology or vector-borne disease ecology, or
both, when the practice in that field is performed as a specialty;

      (e) Mining performed by an employee or contractor of a mining
company engaged in mining operations in this State;

      (f) Building inspections performed by a person whose primary
purpose is to determine compliance with building and safety codes; or

      (g) Epidemiological investigations performed by a person whose
primary profession or employment is as an epidemiologist or disease
investigator.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1985 )

BOARD OF REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS


      1.  There is hereby created the Board of Registered Environmental
Health Specialists, consisting of the State Health Officer or his
designated representative and four members appointed by the Governor.

      2.  After the initial terms, each member appointed by the Governor
must be appointed for a term of 3 years.

      3.  Of the members of the Board appointed by the Governor after his
initial appointments:

      (a) Two must represent the general public. These members must not
be:

             (1) An environmental health specialist or environmental
health specialist trainee; or

             (2) The spouse or the parent or child, by blood, marriage or
adoption, of an environmental health specialist or environmental health
specialist trainee.

      (b) Two must be environmental health specialists, one employed by
the health district containing Washoe County and one employed by the
health district containing Clark County.

      4.  The Governor may, after notice and hearing, remove any member
of the Board for misconduct in office, incompetency, neglect of duty or
other sufficient cause.

      5.  The Board shall elect from its members who are not employees of
the State a Chairman and a Secretary. The Chairman must be elected
biennially on or before July 1 of each even-numbered year. The Secretary
continues in office at the pleasure of the Board.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1157; A 1995, 89; 2003, 1188 ; 2005, 1987 )


      1.  The Board shall hold at least one meeting annually to:

      (a) Review and evaluate applications for certificates of
registration as environmental health specialists and environmental health
specialist trainees.

      (b) Conduct examinations.

      (c) Review expenditures by the Board.

      (d) Prepare reports.

      (e) Transact any other business necessary to enable the Board to
carry out its duties.

      2.  Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Secretary
upon the written request of any two members of the Board or upon a
written request signed by 10 environmental health specialists or
environmental health specialist trainees, or any combination thereof.

      3.  Three members of the Board constitute a quorum to transact all
business, and a majority of those present must concur on any decision.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1157; A 1995, 90; 2005, 1987 )


      1.  The Secretary of the Board is entitled to receive:

      (a) A salary in an amount fixed by the Board; and

      (b) A per diem allowance and travel expenses at a rate fixed by the
Board, while engaged in the business of the Board. The rate must not
exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees generally.

      2.  All other members of the Board are entitled to receive:

      (a) A salary of not more than $80 per day, as fixed by the Board,
while engaged in the business of the Board; and

      (b) A per diem allowance and travel expenses at a rate fixed by the
Board, while engaged in the business of the Board. The rate must not
exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees generally.

      3.  While engaged in the business of the Board, each employee of
the Board is entitled to receive a per diem allowance and travel expenses
at a rate fixed by the Board. The rate must not exceed the rate provided
for state officers and employees generally.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1157; A 1989, 1695)
 The Board may employ
and fix the compensation to be paid to attorneys, investigators and other
professional consultants and clerical personnel necessary to the
discharge of its duties and may reimburse those employees for any actual
expenses they incur while acting on behalf of the Board. Any
reimbursement paid pursuant to this section is in addition to any per
diem allowance or travel expenses paid to those employees pursuant to NRS
625A.050 .

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1986 )


      1.  The Secretary of the Board shall receive and account for all
money paid to the Board and deposit it in banks, credit unions and
savings and loan associations in this state.

      2.  The compensation and expenses of the members and employees of
the Board and the expenses of administering the provisions of this
chapter must be paid from the fees received by the Board upon approval by
the Board.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1158; A 1989, 1696; 1999, 1529 )


      1.  Before September 1 of each even-numbered year, for the biennium
ending June 30 of that year, the Board shall file a written report of the
activities of the Board with the Governor. The report must include the
results of the annual audits of the fiscal records of the Board.

      2.  A copy of the report must be mailed by the Board to:

      (a) Each environmental health specialist; and

      (b) Any other person who submits a written request to the Board for
a copy.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1158; A 1995, 90)
 The Board:

      1.  Shall keep a record of its proceedings.

      2.  Shall provide for an annual audit of its fiscal records.

      3.  Shall procure a seal.

      4.  May adopt such regulations as are necessary to enable it to
carry out the provisions of this chapter.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1158)

CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION
 The Board shall maintain a register of all:

      1.  Applicants for a certificate of registration as an
environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist
trainee. The register must contain:

      (a) The name, age and place of residence of the applicant;

      (b) The name and address of the employer of the applicant or
address of the place of business of the applicant;

      (c) The date of the application;

      (d) The educational qualifications, practical training and
experience of the applicant;

      (e) The date on which the Board reviewed the application and the
action taken;

      (f) The number of the certificate of registration, if any, issued
to the applicant; and

      (g) Such other information as the Board considers necessary.

      2.  Persons who hold certificates of registration as environmental
health specialists or environmental health specialist trainees. The
register must contain:

      (a) The name of the person;

      (b) The name and address of the employer of the person or the
address of the place of business of the person;

      (c) The number of the certificate of registration, in any, issued
to the person; and

      (d) Such other information as the Board considers necessary.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1158; A 1995, 90; 2005, 1988 )
 The provisions of this chapter do
not preclude a person who practices in a field excluded from the
definition of the “practice of environmental health” pursuant to
subsection 2 of NRS 625A.028 from
being issued a certificate of registration by the Board if the person
otherwise meets the requirements for the issuance of the certificate.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1986 )


      1.  An applicant for a certificate of registration as an
environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist
trainee shall submit to the Board, through its Secretary:

      (a) A completed application on a form prescribed and furnished by
the Board;

      (b) A complete set of fingerprints and written permission
authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints to the Central
Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report;

      (c) The required fee;

      (d) Proof of the applicant’s educational qualifications, practical
training and experience; and

      (e) All information required to complete the application.

      2.  The fee is not refundable.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1158; A 1995, 90; 1997, 2117; 2005, 1988
, 2710 , 2807 )
[Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law
requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending
and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses
for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes
relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

      1.  In addition to any other requirements set forth in this
chapter, an applicant for a certificate of registration as an
environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist
trainee or the holder of such a certificate shall:

      (a) Include the social security number of the applicant in the
application submitted to the Board.

      (b) Submit to the Board annually, through its Secretary, the
statement prescribed by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services
of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.520
. The statement must be completed and
signed by the applicant.

      2.  The Board shall include the statement required pursuant to
subsection 1 in:

      (a) The application or any other forms that must be submitted for
the issuance of the certificate of registration; or

      (b) A separate form prescribed by the Board.

      3.  A certificate of registration as an environmental health
specialist or environmental health specialist trainee may not be issued
by the Board if the applicant:

      (a) Fails to submit the statement required pursuant to subsection
1; or

      (b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1
that he is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not
in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney
or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the
amount owed pursuant to the order.

      4.  If an applicant indicates on the statement submitted pursuant
to subsection 1 that he is subject to a court order for the support of a
child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the
district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the
repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the Board shall
advise the applicant to contact the district attorney or other public
agency enforcing the order to determine the actions that the applicant
may take to satisfy the arrearage.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 2116; A 2005, 1989 , 2710 , 2807 )
[Effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring
each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and
restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for
child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes
relating to paternity or child support proceedings and expires by
limitation 2 years after that date.]

      1.  In addition to any other requirements set forth in this
chapter, an applicant for a certificate of registration as an
environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist
trainee or the holder of such a certificate shall submit to the Board
annually, through its Secretary, the statement prescribed by the Division
of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human
Services pursuant to NRS 425.520 . The
statement must be completed and signed by the applicant.

      2.  The Board shall include the statement required pursuant to
subsection 1 in:

      (a) The application or any other forms that must be submitted for
the issuance of the certificate of registration; or

      (b) A separate form prescribed by the Board.

      3.  A certificate of registration as an environmental health
specialist or environmental health specialist trainee may not be issued
by the Board if the applicant:

      (a) Fails to submit the statement required pursuant to subsection
1; or

      (b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1
that he is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not
in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney
or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the
amount owed pursuant to the order.

      4.  If an applicant indicates on the statement submitted pursuant
to subsection 1 that he is subject to a court order for the support of a
child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the
district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the
repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the Board shall
advise the applicant to contact the district attorney or other public
agency enforcing the order to determine the actions that the applicant
may take to satisfy the arrearage.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 2116; A 2005, 1989 , 2710 , 2711 , 2807 , effective on the date of the repeal of
the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for
withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational
and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for
noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child
support proceedings)


      1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, to be eligible
for a certificate of registration as an environmental health specialist,
an applicant:

      (a) Must:

             (1) Possess a baccalaureate or higher degree from an 
institution of higher education approved by the Board;

             (2) Have satisfactorily completed at least 45 quarter hours
or 30 semester hours of academic work in basic science courses, including
biology, chemistry, physics, geology, sanitary engineering or
environmental engineering;

             (3) Have passed the written examination pursuant to NRS
625A.120 ; and

             (4) Have at least 2 years of experience approved by the
Board in the practice of environmental health;

      (b) Must possess a baccalaureate or higher degree in environmental
health or environmental health science from an institution of higher
education approved by the Board and have passed the written examination
pursuant to NRS 625A.120 ;

      (c) Must possess a master’s degree in public health from an
institution of higher education approved by the Board and have passed the
written examination pursuant to NRS 625A.120 ; or

      (d) Must possess training or experience obtained during service in
the military forces of this State or the United States which the Board
determines is equivalent to at least 2 years of experience in the
practice of environmental health and have passed the written examination
pursuant to NRS 625A.120 .

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Board
shall issue a certificate of registration as an environmental health
specialist to a person who is not qualified under subsection 1 if the
Board determines to its satisfaction that the person:

      (a) Was actively engaged in the practice of environmental health in
this State on July 1, 2005; and

      (b) Has completed at least 2 years of successful experience in the
practice of environmental health.

Ê To be eligible to be issued a certificate of registration pursuant to
this subsection, a person must apply to the Board for a certificate of
registration not later than July 1, 2007.

      3.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 to the contrary,
upon written application, the Board may issue a certificate of
registration as an environmental health specialist to a person by
reciprocity if the person is registered as:

      (a) An environmental health specialist with the National
Environmental Health Association; or

      (b) An environmental health specialist, environmental health
scientist or registered sanitarian in another jurisdiction recognized by
the Board as having requirements for that registration which are
substantially similar to the requirements for the issuance of a
certificate of registration as an environmental health specialist in this
State.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1158; A 1995, 91; 2005, 1989 )


      1.  A person is eligible to engage in the practice of environmental
health as an environmental health specialist trainee if the person
possesses a baccalaureate or higher degree which includes the
satisfactory completion of at least 45 quarter hours, or 30 semester
hours, of academic work in basic science courses, including biology,
chemistry, physics, geology, sanitary engineering or environmental
engineering, from an institution of higher education approved by the
Board.

      2.  To engage in the practice of environmental health as an
environmental health specialist trainee, a person:

      (a) Must be employed as a part of a training program in which the
person engages in the practice of environmental health under the direct
supervision of one or more other persons who hold certificates of
registration as environmental health specialists; and

      (b) Must file with the Board an application for a certificate of
registration as an environmental health specialist trainee not later than
90 days after the date on which the person initially becomes employed as
a part of the training program.

      3.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the
certificate of registration of a person as an environmental health
specialist trainee expires 3 years after the date on which the person
initially becomes employed as a part of the training program in which the
person engages in the practice of environmental health as an
environmental health specialist trainee. If, upon completion of the
3-year period, the person has met all requirements to be issued a
certificate of registration as an environmental health specialist other
than passing the examination required pursuant to NRS 625A.120 , the Board may, upon a showing of good
cause, grant the person a 1-year extension of the person’s certificate of
registration as an environmental health specialist trainee before the
person must pass the examination. A request for such an extension must be
submitted by the person in writing and received by the Board at least 60
days before the date on which the person’s certificate of registration as
an environmental health specialist trainee expires.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1986 )


      1.  Except for an applicant who may be issued a certificate of
registration as an environmental health specialist without an examination
pursuant to NRS 625A.110 , an
applicant who applies for a certificate of registration as an
environmental health specialist and who is otherwise qualified for the
issuance of the certificate must appear personally and pass the written
examination certified by the National Environmental Health Association or
an equivalent examination prepared by the Board.

      2.  The examination must be administered by the Board not less than
once each year at such time and place in this State as the Board
specifies.

      3.  The name of the applicant must not appear on the examination,
and the applicant must be identified by a number assigned to him by the
Secretary of the Board.

      4.  All examinations and the records pertaining to them must be
filed with the Secretary of the Board and retained for at least 5 years.

      5.  If an applicant fails the examination, he may be reexamined
upon resubmission of his application accompanied by the required fee.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1159; A 2005, 1990 )


      1.  Upon denial of an application for a certificate of
registration, the Board shall give the person written notice of its
decision mailed to him at his last known address by certified mail,
return receipt requested. The notice must:

      (a) State the reason for the denial; and

      (b) Inform the person that he has the right to a hearing before the
Board.

      2.  A written request for a hearing must be filed with the Board
within 30 days after the notice is mailed. If a hearing is requested, the
Board shall set a time and place for a formal hearing and notify the
person of the time and place set for the hearing. The Board shall hold
the hearing at the time and place designated in the notice.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1161; A 1995, 92; 2005, 759 , 1994 )—(Substituted in revision for NRS
625A.190)


      1.  Each applicant for a certificate of registration as an
environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist
trainee must pay a fee set by the Board not to exceed $250.

      2.  Each applicant for a certificate of registration as an
environmental health specialist who fails an examination and who desires
to be reexamined must pay a fee set by the Board not to exceed $200 for
each reexamination.

      3.  Each person who holds a certificate of registration as an
environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist
trainee must pay to the Secretary of the Board on or before the date
fixed by the Board an annual fee for the certificate of registration to
be set by the Board not to exceed $100. The annual fee for the
certificate of registration must be collected for the year in which the
person is initially issued the certificate of registration and for each
year thereafter in which the person holds the certificate of registration.

      4.  If a person holds a certificate of registration as an
environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist
trainee and the person fails to pay the annual fee for the certificate of
registration within 60 days after it is due or submit all information
required to complete the annual registration, the person’s certificate of
registration is automatically suspended. The Board must notify the person
that his certificate of registration has been suspended pursuant to this
subsection. It may be reinstated pursuant to regulations adopted by the
Board.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1159; A 1995, 91; 1997, 2117; 2005, 1991
, 2711 , 2807 )
 Each certificate of
registration issued by the Board must be numbered and contain:

      1.  The designation “Registered Environmental Health Specialist” or
“Environmental Health Specialist Trainee,” as applicable.

      2.  The name of the person registered.

      3.  The registration number.

      4.  The date of issuance.

      5.  The Great Seal of the State of Nevada.

      6.  The signatures of the Chairman and Secretary of the Board.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1160; A 1995, 91; 2005, 1992 )


      1.  The Board shall adopt regulations requiring participation in a
program of continuing education as a prerequisite for the renewal of a
certificate of registration as an environmental health specialist.

      2.  The Board may exempt an environmental health specialist from
the requirements for continuing education if he is able to show good
cause why the requirements could not be met. The exemption may not be
granted to a person more than once in any 6-year period.

      3.  An environmental health specialist who submits evidence
satisfactory to the Board that he has retired and is no longer engaged in
the practice of environmental health is exempt from the requirements for
continuing education established pursuant to this section.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1160; A 1995, 92; 2005, 1992 )

DISCIPLINARY ACTION
 The grounds for
initiating disciplinary action under this chapter are:

      1.  Unprofessional conduct;

      2.  Conviction of a felony relating to the practice of
environmental health or any offense involving moral turpitude;

      3.  The suspension or revocation of a certificate or license as an
environmental health specialist by any other jurisdiction; or

      4.  Failure to meet the requirements for continuing education.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1160; A 1995, 92; 2003, 2705 ; 2005, 1992 )
[Expires by limitation 2 years after the date of the repeal
of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for
withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational
and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for
noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child
support proceedings.]

      1.  If the Board receives a copy of a court order issued pursuant
to NRS 425.540 that provides for the
suspension of all professional, occupational and recreational licenses,
certificates and permits issued to a person who is the holder of a
certificate of registration as an environmental health specialist or
environmental health specialist trainee, the Board shall deem the
certificate of registration issued to that person to be suspended at the
end of the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued
unless the Board receives a letter issued to the holder of the
certificate of registration by the district attorney or other public
agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating
that the holder of the certificate of registration has complied with the
subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS
425.560 .

      2.  The Board shall reinstate a certificate of registration as an
environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist
trainee that has been suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS
425.540 if the Board receives a letter
issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS
425.550 to the person whose certificate
of registration was suspended stating that the person whose certificate
of registration was suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant
or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560 .

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 2116; A 2005, 1993 , 2807 )
 The following acts, among
others established by the Board, constitute unprofessional conduct:

      1.  Willfully making a false or fraudulent statement or submitting
a forged or false document in applying for a certificate of registration;

      2.  Habitual drunkenness or addiction to the use of a controlled
substance;

      3.  Engaging in any conduct in his professional activities which is
intended to deceive or which the Board has determined is unethical; or

      4.  Violating or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or
assisting in or abetting the violation of or conspiring to violate any
provision of this chapter or a regulation of the Board.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1160; A 2005, 1993 )


      1.  If the Board finds after notice and a hearing as required by
law, or after providing an opportunity for such a hearing, that
disciplinary action is necessary, it may by order:

      (a) Place the environmental health specialist or environmental
health specialist trainee on probation for a specified period or until
further order of the Board;

      (b) Administer a public reprimand; or

      (c) Suspend or revoke his certificate of registration.

      2.  If the order places an environmental health specialist or
environmental health specialist trainee on probation, the Board may
impose such limitations or conditions upon his professional activities as
the Board finds consistent to protect the public health.

      3.  The Board shall not administer a private reprimand.

      4.  An order that imposes discipline and the findings of fact and
conclusions of law supporting that order are public records.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1160; A 1995, 92; 2003, 3424 ; 2005, 759 , 1993 )


      1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, a complaint filed
with the Board, all documents and other information filed with the
complaint and all documents and other information compiled as a result of
an investigation conducted to determine whether to initiate disciplinary
action against a person are confidential, unless the person submits a
written statement to the Board requesting that such documents and
information be made public records.

      2.  The charging documents filed with the Board to initiate
disciplinary action pursuant to chapter 622A of NRS and all documents and information
considered by the Board when determining whether to impose discipline are
public records.

      3.  The provisions of this section do not prohibit the Board from
communicating or cooperating with or providing any documents or other
information to any other licensing board or any other agency that is
investigating a person, including, without limitation, a law enforcement
agency.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 3424 ; A 2005, 759 )

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
[Replaced in revision
by NRS 625A.125 .]


[Replaced in
revision by NRS 625A.910 .]



UNLAWFUL ACTS; PENALTIES


      1.  On and after July 1, 2007, a person shall not engage in the
practice of environmental health in this State unless the person holds a
certificate of registration as an environmental health specialist or an
environmental health specialist trainee issued by the Board pursuant to
this chapter.

      2.  Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty
of a misdemeanor.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1985 )


      1.  A person shall not use the title “registered environmental
health specialist,” “environmental health specialist,” “registered
sanitarian” or “sanitarian,” or the abbreviation “R.E.H.S.,” “E.H.S.” or
“R.S.” after his name, unless the person holds a certificate of
registration as an environmental health specialist issued by the Board
pursuant to this chapter.

      2.  A person shall not use the title “environmental health
specialist trainee,” or any abbreviation or letters after his name that
would suggest that the person is an environmental health specialist
trainee, unless the person holds a certificate of registration as an
environmental health specialist trainee issued by the Board pursuant to
this chapter.

      3.  Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty
of a misdemeanor.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1161; A 1995, 93; 2005, 1994 )—(Substituted in revision for NRS
625A.200)




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