Section 896 IAC 1-1-3 - Establishing competence; peer reviewAuthority: IC 25-32-1-8
Affected: IC 25-32-1-8
Sec. 3.
(a) It shall be the responsibility of the individual practitioner to maintain and improve knowledge, skills, and performance as an environmental health specialist through proper training, continuing education, peer review, and self-assessment. Each practitioner shall be prepared to document, if required by the board, details of these essential components of competency.(b) The board may make every effort to determine a practitioner's competency on a case by case basis by requiring the following:(1) A practitioner shall complete a self-assessment questionnaire, as prepared and furnished by the board, and return it to the board within a specific period of time.(2) A practitioner shall take a written examination or oral examination, or both, related to the state of the art of competent practice in the practitioner's respective discipline.(c) The board may request a peer review report from a practitioner's supervisor or peers, or both.Board of Environmental Health Specialists; 896 IAC 1-1-3; filed Aug 19, 1985, 4:00 p.m.: 9 IR 63; filed Oct 4, 1991, 5:00 p.m. 15 IR 109; readopted filed Jul 10, 2001, 2:58 p.m.: 24 IR 4239; readopted filed Oct 4, 2007, 3:31 p.m.: 20071031-IR-896070072RFA