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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 26.07.02.05" title_num="26" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="02" heading="Certificates.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Certificate of Eligibility for Obtaining Employment.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Board shall issue a certificate of eligibility for obtaining employment to an applicant who:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Meets the educational requirements set forth in COMAR 26.07.01.03;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Has submitted an application in accordance with Regulation .01 of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Is not currently practicing as an environmental sanitarian in Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Has not previously completed a sanitarian-in-training program under a sanitarian-in-training certificate or a certificate of eligibility for supervised training from the Board.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The certificate of eligibility for obtaining employment shall expire 12 months after the issuance date, and may be renewed at 12-month increments if the certificate holder:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Submits a request for renewal on a form provided by the Board; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Forwards the form to the Board together with the renewal fee established by Regulation .09 of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Sanitarian-In-Training Certificates.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Board shall issue a sanitarian-in-training certificate to an applicant who has been employed to practice as an environmental sanitarian under a certificate of eligibility for obtaining employment issued by the Board, if the applicant:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Has returned a completed certificate of eligibility for obtaining employment to the Board;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Is participating in a sanitarian-in-training program approved by the Board.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The sanitarian-in-training certificate shall expire 36 months after its effective date unless the expiration date has been extended in writing by the Board in accordance with §D(3) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Active Certificates of Eligibility for Supervised Training.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Board shall replace a certificate of eligibility for supervised training with a sanitarian-in-training certificate if:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The certificate of eligibility for supervised training expires after the effective date of these regulations; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The certificate holder is employed to practice as an environmental sanitarian.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A sanitarian-in-training certificate issued under §C(1) of this regulation expires 36 months after the date that the certificate holder began the period of supervised training.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Expired Certificates of Eligibility for Supervised Training.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Board shall issue a sanitarian-in-training certificate to an individual who holds a certificate of eligibility for supervised training that expired before the effective date of these regulations if the certificate holder:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is employed to practice as an environmental sanitarian; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Applies to the Board on a form supplied by the Board.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A sanitarian-in-training certificate issued under §D(1) of this regulation expires 12 months after its issuance date.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Upon a written request from the holder of a sanitarian-in-training certificate, the Board may extend a sanitarian-in-training certificate for up to 6 months due to physical incapacitation of the sanitarian-in-training or for other reasons acceptable to the Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If the holder of a sanitarian-in-training certificate is employed on a seasonal basis, the Board, upon written request from the holder of the sanitarian-in-training certificate, may extend the certificate for the number of months necessary to complete the sanitarian-in-training program under COMAR 26.07.01.05.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>