La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXXI-101

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section LXXI-101 - Definitions
A. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, the following words and terms used in this Part are defined for the purposes thereof as follows.

Active Registered Sanitarian- any registered sanitarian who is actively carrying out inspectional, educational, and investigational duties in the field of environmental sanitation, or who actively serves as a consultant, supervisor, or administrator of programs and personnel involving such duties.

Board-the Louisiana State Board of Examiners for Sanitarians as created by R.S. 37:2102.

Contact Hour-one clock hour of continuing education in an approved educational experience approved by the board or 0.1 CEU in an approved educational experience approved by the board.

Continuing Education Unit (CEU)-a value provided by some agencies, such as, but not limited to, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) or the Food and Dug Administration (FDA), which is based on an estimated amount of time spent studying the course material and taking the test provided (if any) by such agency. For the purposes of this Part, one CEU is equivalent to 10 contact (clock) hours.

Inactive Registered Sanitarian-a sanitarian who at one time was an active registered sanitarian but now no longer possesses a valid sanitarian license and pays no fees to the board . For example, a sanitarian who is retired or otherwise not working as an active registered sanitarian.

Provisional License Status-a type of warning license issued by the board for disciplinary reasons which requires a cure to return to full licensure status. An example for the cause of issuance include, but is not limited to, failure to obtain the minimum required continuing education contact hours required by the board.

Registered Sanitarian-a sanitarian that possesses a valid sanitarian license issued by the board under the provisions of Chapter 23 of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes and this Part and whose name is listed on a register maintained by the board.

Sanitarian-a person who carries out inspectional, educational, and investigational duties in the field of environmental sanitation, or who serves as a consultant, supervisor, or administrator of programs and personnel involving such duties.

Temporary Sanitarian-any person who has applied for and received an educational review by the board and has been issued a temporary sanitarian permit pending:

a. the taking and successful completion of a written and oral examination to be administered by the board ;

b. the successful completion of a training course in sanitation; and

c. a minimum of one year of field experience under the supervision of a registered sanitarian.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXXI-101

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Examiners for Sanitarians, LR 29:2792 (December 2003).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2104.