ORS 700.240 Authority of Health Licensing Office and Environmental Health Registration Board; rules

The Health Licensing Office may:

Determine the qualifications, training, education and fitness of applicants for registration, renewal of registrations and reciprocal registrations;

Adopt rules that are necessary to conduct its business related to carrying out its duties under and in administering this chapter;

Examine, approve, issue, deny, revoke, suspend and renew registrations to practice environmental health or waste water sanitation under this chapter;

Provide for waivers of examinations and credentials;

Provide requirements for temporary registrations as considered appropriate;

Establish standards for applicants with experience that precedes the date of application; and

Limit the number of renewals for environmental health specialist trainees and waste water specialist trainees.

The Environmental Health Registration Board may:

Approve examinations for registrations by rule;

Establish standards of practice and professional responsibility for persons registered by the office;

Adopt rules that are necessary to carry out this chapter; and

Establish supervision requirements for environmental health specialist trainees and waste water specialist trainees.