North Carolina General Statutes 90A-53.1. (Effective May 1, 2024) Qualifications for registration as an environmental health associate
The Board shall issue a certificate to a qualified person as a registered environmental health associate upon the Board’s determination that the person satisfies all of the following criteria:
(1) Has made application to the Board on a form prescribed by the Board and paid a fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 90A-53.1
- Board: means the Board of Environmental Health Specialist Examiners. See North Carolina General Statutes 90A-51
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) Is of good moral and ethical character and has signed an agreement to adhere to the Code of Ethics adopted by the Board.
(3) Possesses one or more of the following educational qualifications:
a. Graduated with an associate, bachelor’s, or postgraduate degree from a program that is accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC) and satisfactorily completed general and specialized instruction and training in environmental health approved by the Department.
b. Graduated with an associate, bachelor’s, or postgraduate degree and earned a minimum of 15 semester hours in the physical, biological, natural, life, or health sciences and satisfactorily completed general and specialized instruction and training in environmental health approved by the Department. (2023-90, s. 10.1(b).)