Md. Code Regs. 26.07.03.01

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 24, December 2, 2024

Section 26.07.03.01 - Approval of Training

A. Board-approved training shall be designed to improve, advance, or extend professional skill and knowledge relating to the practice of an environmental sanitarian.

B. For courses for which continuing education units (CEUs) have been assigned, one CEU is equivalent to 10 clock or classroom hours of approved training.

C. Board-approved training may consist of participation in any of the following:

(1) College-level or post-graduate course work given by an accredited college or university;

(2) Courses, seminars, workshops, or lectures;

(3) Extension studies and correspondence courses, if there is satisfactory proof of completion, acceptable to the Board;

(4) In-service training, if there is satisfactory proof of completion;

(5) Papers published in professional journals and requiring peer review;

(6) Instruction of approved training courses, with up to 10 hours in approved training courses per renewal period accepted.

D. Approved Training Log. The Board will maintain a current list of all training that has been approved by the Board and that listing is to be called the Approved Training Log.

E. Assignment of Credit.

(1) The Board will determine the hours of approved training as follows:

(a) For courses given in educational institutions, 1 hour of approved training is equivalent to 1 hour of classroom training;

(b) Credit hours for training such as correspondence courses and extension studies and papers shall be determined by the Board on a case-by-case basis.

(2) Approved training obtained within the appropriate license renewal period shall be credited.

(3) Credit shall be received for other training approved by the Board on a case-by-case basis.

F. Procedures. The sponsor of a training course or licensee may request of the Board approval of training on a form provided by the Board.

Md. Code Regs. 26.07.03.01

Regulations .01 effective January 1, 1997 (23:26 Md. R. 1861)