Authority of Health Licensing Office and Environmental Health Registration Board; rules. (1) The Health Licensing Office may

ORS 700.240 — under Chapter 700.

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

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

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

(d) Provide for waivers of examinations and credentials;

(e) Provide requirements for temporary registrations as considered appropriate;

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

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

(2) The Environmental Health Registration Board may:

(a) Approve examinations for registrations by rule;

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

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

(d) Establish supervision requirements for environmental health specialist trainees and waste water specialist trainees. [Amended by 1967 c.476 §16; 1995 c.572 §17; 2003 c.547 §110; 2005 c.648 §118; 2013 c.568 §138; 2025 c.624 §19]