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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 10.60.01.06" title_num="10" subtitle_num="60" chapter_num="01" heading="Apprenticeships.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Board shall approve an apprenticeship if the apprenticeship provider:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Submits an application for approval on the form required by the Board; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Submits satisfactory evidence that the training and experience provided to an apprenticeship participant meets the requirements of §§B—G of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An apprenticeship shall be under the supervision of an environmental health specialist actively licensed in the State.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An apprenticeship shall be rendered as a part of a Board-approved baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Apprenticeship Written Plan. An apprenticeship shall be provided pursuant to a written plan that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Establishes any employment requirements for the apprenticeship participant; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Defines the methods for tracking and evaluating participant performance.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>An apprenticeship shall prepare the participant to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Perform, in a competent manner, assigned job duties and responsibilities which constitute practice as an environmental health specialist; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Demonstrate proficiency in all areas of public and environmental health on a written examination required by the Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Education and Training. An apprenticeship shall provide the participant with education and training in:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The manufacture, preparation, handling, distribution, or sale of food and milk;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Water supply and treatment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Wastewater treatment and disposal;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Solid waste management and disposal;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Vector control;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Insect and rodent control;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Air quality;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Noise control;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Product safety;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Recreational sanitation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Institutional and residential sanitation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Subject areas included in the recognized examination approved by the Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Apprenticeship Experience Requirements. An apprenticeship shall provide the participant with experience in the following skills:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Conducting inspections and investigations;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Collecting and analyzing data;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Making decisions necessary to secure compliance with federal, State, and local laws and regulations that relate to control of the public health aspects of the environment; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Reviewing and approving plans for compliance or process changes.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>The minimum duration of an apprenticeship shall be 6 months.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>The maximum duration of an apprenticeship shall be 5 years.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>