(1) Application                                                                                                           $200 

(2) Renewal                                                                                                                175 

(3) Additional standardized fees are in ARM 24.101.403.

(4) All fees are nonrefundable.

(1) Sanitarian applicants must pass the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) examination or its equivalent.

(1) An equivalent degree per 37-40-302, MCA, is a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university having a minimum of 45 quarter or 30 semester hours in the physical and biological sciences, including courses in chemistry, biology, and at least one general microbiology course. Acceptable general microbiology courses must focus on basic microbiology concepts including the activities of bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms, and their impact on humans. Courses focusing primarily on cellular biochemistry, cellular genetics, and intracellular functions are not acceptable.

(1) Applicants meeting all licensure qualifications except for the approved microbiology course per ARM 24.217.504 will be issued a sanitarian-in-training permit and must pass the microbiology course during the one-year permit period. 

(2) Sanitarians-in-training who work must do so under the supervision of a registered sanitarian

(a) Applicants must provide the supervisor's name and description of the expected work experience to the department.

(b) "Supervision" means the supervisor is available for immediate communication and consultation.

(1) In addition to the provisions of 37-1-410, MCA, it is unprofessional conduct for registered sanitarians and sanitarians-in-training to: 

(a) violate a federal, state, or local law or rule relating to the conduct of the profession;

(b) fail to cooperate with or respond to a department request;

(c) fail to properly supervise a sanitarian-in-training; and

(d) commit any act of sexual abuse, misconduct, or exploitation whether or not it is related to the licensee's practice.