DIVISION 5
REGISTRATION: GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
338-005-0020
Definitions
The following definitions apply to OAR 338-005-0020 through 338-020-0050.
(1) "Agency" means the Health Licensing Office. The agency is responsible for the budget, personnel, performance-based outcomes, consumer protection, fee collection, mediation, complaint resolution, discipline, rulemaking and record keeping.
(2) "Board" means, pursuant to ORS 700.210, the entity that advises the agency in matters relating to the practice of environmental sanitation and waste water sanitation, including establishing practice standards, education and training requirements, and advises the agency on all disciplinary issues in accordance with 700.240. The agency director controls the regulatory operations and has decision-making authority on all substantive matters.
(3) "Candidate" means the applicant seeking registration as an environmental health specialist, environmental health specialist trainee, waste water specialist or waste water specialist trainee.
(4) "C.E.U." means a continuing education unit. The terms "continuing education credit" and "continuing education unit" are synonymous and may be used interchangeably.
(5) "College level" means those courses of instruction given at an accredited college or university with assigned credit toward the achievement of a baccalaureate degree.
(6) "Contact hours" means academic classroom or course work hours including but not limited to workshops, symposiums, seminars, or laboratory exercises. Contact time does not include personal travel time to or from the training site, registration or check-in periods, breaks or lunch time granted during attendance at any continuing education seminar or course.
(7) "Continuing education unit" means the numerical value determined by the Board to be earned by a renewal applicant by attending a specified Training course.
(8) "Direct personal supervision" means supervision without any intermediary or deputy.
(9) "Director" means the individual who is responsible for the performance of the agency as defined in ORS 676.610. The director appoints all subordinate officers and employees to carry out the duties of the agency.
(10) "Duties of an environmental health specialist" means activities which include, but are not limited to, the enforcement of regulations and statutes; planning and/or conducting surveys, investigations, and inspections; interpretation and utilization of data to promote environmental sanitation as it affects the health of the public or the quality of the environment.
(11) "Duties of an environmental health specialist trainee" means the utilization of the same skills, responsibilities and activities as the duties of an environmental health specialist; however, in a learning, training capacity and under the supervision of a registered or other qualified person as determined by the board.
(12) "Duties of a waste water specialist" means activities limited to those identified in ORS 700.056(1).
(13) "Duties of a waste water specialist trainee" means the utilization of the same skills, responsibilities and activities as the activities of a waste water specialist; however in a learning, training capacity and under the supervision of a an environmental health specialist, waste water specialist or other qualified person as determined by the board.
(14) "Expired registration" means a registration that is not renewed prior to the expiration date (not to exceed three years). Persons with expired registrations may not legally work in the field of environmental sanitation or waste water sanitation.
(15) "Full-time employment or equivalent hours" means employment consisting of a 40 hour work week for a minimum of 96 consecutive weeks not to exceed two years; or, a period of employment with a cumulative total of 3,840 clock hours.
(16) "Health Licensing Office" means the agency.
(17) "Official transcript" means an original document certified by the school indicating hours and types of course work, examinations and scores that the student has completed, which has been submitted through mail by the school or by courier from the school to the Board office in a sealed envelope.
(18) "Other qualified person" means a person with qualifications and background in environmental sanitation equal to those of an environmental health specialist or a waste water specialist as determined by the board.
(19) "Reasonable notice" means notification in no less than 10 calendar days.
(20) "Reciprocity" means:
(a) Registration in another state based on the equivalent standards of training and education required for Oregon registration as an environmental health specialist or waste water specialist according to the provisions of ORS 700.030 and 700.035; and
(b) A written examination successfully completed by the candidate which is equivalent to the written examination required in Oregon of candidates for registration by examination at time of application.
(21) "Related activities" means those activities which have a discernable connection to environmental sanitation.
(22) Environmental health specialist" means an individual who has met the requirements of ORS 700.030 and has been issued a registration to practice environmental sanitation as defined in 700.010(6).
(23) "Environmental health specialist trainee" means an individual who has met the requirements of ORS 700.035 and has been issued a registration to practice environmental sanitation under supervision in order to complete the required training, education and work experience under 700.030 for registration as a an environmental health specialist.
(24) "Science courses relating to environmental sanitation" means those courses of study which relate to environmental sanitation in the physical and natural sciences and includes special courses in sanitary science and public health.
(25) "Soil science courses" means, as used in ORS 700.053(3), at least 23 quarter hours or 15 semester hours, or combination thereof, of college courses in soil science, plus enough additional quarter or semester hours in other related college courses of study in the physical and natural sciences to equal a total of 45 quarter hours or 30 semester hours.
(26) "Supervision" means the direction and control exercised over one person by another in a traditional employee/employer relationship. Supervision includes ongoing oversight of work in the field and office, and review of reports, investigations or inspections conducted.
(27) "Timely renewal" means an application for registration renewal received on or before the expiration date.
(28) "Waste water specialist" means an individual, defined in ORS 700.010(11), who has met the requirements of 700.053 and has been issued a registration to practice waste water sanitation within the scope of 700.056.
(29) "Waste water specialist trainee" means an individual who has met the requirements of ORS 700.062 and has been issued a registration to practice waste water sanitation under supervision in order to complete the required training, education and work experience under 700.053 for registration as a waste water specialist.
(30) "Waste water sanitation" means the art and science of applying sanitary, biological and physical science principles in the evaluation of soil for subsurface or surface disposal of waste water or for the land application of sludge; and determining the appropriate design of systems that use soil in the final stage of the waste water treatment processes.
(31) "Work experience" means performing the duties of an environmental health specialist while in trainee status under the supervision of a registered environmental health specialist or the equivalent in specific areas of environmental health. Work experience duties include:
(a) Exercising independent value judgment regarding environmental sanitation in an on site setting;
(b) Evaluating and approving permits and plans meeting environmental sanitation requirements;
(c) Issuing waivers and exceptions to existing regulations when warranted by circumstances;
(d) Providing information and guidance to individuals regarding plans, permits or other documents to ensure approval can be secured when all requirements are met;
(e) Performing on-location inspections for a determination of compliance.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 676.605, 676.615, 700.240
Stats. Implemented: ORS 676.605, 676.615, 700.240
Hist.: SRB 2, f. 4-7-72, ef. 5-1-72; SRB 1-1985, f. & ef.
11-1-85; SRB 1-1987, f. 6-10-87, ef. 6-15-87; SRB 2-1996, f. 5-31-96,
cert. ef. 6-1-96; Renumbered from 338-010-0010 & 338-020-0020;
SRB 1-1998, f. 4-29-98, cert. ef. 5-1-98; SRB 2-2004, f. 6-29-04,
cert. ef. 7-1-04
338-005-0030
Fees
(1) Applicants and registrants are subject to the provisions of OAR 331-010-0010 and 331-010-0020 regarding the payment of fees, penalties and charges.
(2) Fees established by the Oregon Health Licensing Agency are as follows:
(a) Application:
(A) Registration -- environmental health specialist: $150.
(B) Registration -- waste water specialist: $150.
(C) Registration by reciprocity: $200.
(D) Trainee registration -- environmental health specialist: $150.
(E) Trainee registration -- waste water specialist: $150.
(b) Examination:
(A) Oregon laws & rules: $50:
(B) Written -- environmental health specialist: $250.
(C) Written -- waste water specialist: $250.
(c) Original issuance of registration (including by reciprocity):
(A) Environmental health specialist: $300.
(B) Waste water specialist: $300.
(C) Trainee registration -- environmental health specialist: $300.
(D) Trainee registration -- waste water specialist: $300.
(d) Renewal of registration:
(A) Environmental health specialist: $300.
(B) Waste water specialist: $ 300.
(e) Trainee extension (six month increments):
(A) Environmental health specialist: $100.
(B) Waste water specialist: $100.
(f) Other administrative fees:
(A) Delinquent (late) renewal of registration: $25 for the first month in expired status, and $10 each month thereafter while in an expired status.
(B) Restoration of expired registration (payable up to three years of expiration): $150.
(C) Replacement of registration, including name change: $25.
(D) Duplicate registration document: $25 per copy with maximum of three.
(E) Affidavit of licensure: $50.
(F) An additional $25 administrative processing fee will be assessed if a NSF or non-negotiable instrument is received for payment of fees, penalties and charges. Refer to OAR 331-010-0010.
Stat. Auth.:
ORS 676.605, 700.080 & 700.240
Stats. Implemented:
ORS 676.605, 700.080 & 700.240
Hist.:
SRB 2, f. 4-7-72, ef. 5-1-72; SRB 4(Temp), f. & ef. 7-1-75 thru 10-28-75; SRB
5, f. 10-14-75, ef. 11-11-75; SRB 1-1981, f. & ef. 4-8-81; SRB 1-1984, f. &
ef. 10-26-84; SRB 1-1985, f. & ef. 11-1-85; SRB 1-1993(Temp), f. & cert.
ef. 10-22-92; SRB 1-1993, f. & cert. ef. 3-18-93; SRB 1-1996(Temp), f. 5-15-96,
cert. ef. 6-1-96; SRB 3-1996, f. 6-28-96, cert. ef. 7-1-96, Renumbered from 338-010-0020;
SRB 1-1997(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-23-97; SRB 1-1998, f. 4-29-98, cert. ef.
5-1-98; SRB 1-1999(Temp), f. 3-30-99, cert. ef. 4-1-99 thru 9-27-99; Administrative
correction 11/17/99; SRB 1-2000, f. 1-28-00, cert. ef. 2-1-00; SRB 2-2000, f. 9-29-00,
cert. ef. 10-1-00; SRB 2-2004, f. 6-29-04, cert. ef. 7-1-04; SRB 1-2008, f. 9-15-08
cert. ef. 10-1-08
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