SPS 175.02 Application for registration.
SPS 175.025 Required education and work experience.
SPS 175.05 Application review.
SPS 175.06 Reciprocal licensure and certification.
SPS 175.02
SPS 175.02 Application for registration. An applicant for registration as a sanitarian shall submit all of the following:
SPS 175.02(1)
(1) A completed application on the form supplied by the
department.
SPS 175.02(4)
(4)
An original official transcript evidencing completion of the education requirement
in s.
SPS 175.025. The transcript must be sent by the educational institution to the department.
SPS 175.02(5)
(5) Verification of the work experience requirement in s.
SPS 175.025, which shall include a detailed description of the position held, length of employment, duties of the position, and number of hours worked per year in the field of environmental health. This verification shall be submitted by the applicant’s work supervisor for each position used to meet the work experience requirement.
SPS 175.02 History
History: CR 06-125: cr.
Register July 2007 No. 619, eff. 8-1-07;
CR 19-065: r. and recr.
Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20; correction in (2) made under s.
35.17, Stats.,
Register March 2020 No. 771.
SPS 175.025
SPS 175.025 Required education and work experience. An applicant for registration must have completed one of the following combinations of education and work experience:
SPS 175.025(1)
(1)
A baccalaureate or higher degree in environmental health from an accredited college or university with at least 30 semester or 45 quarter hour academic credits in environmental, physical, biological, chemical, or environmental health areas and
one year of full-time equivalent employment in the field of environmental
health.
SPS 175.025(2)
(2)
A baccalaureate or higher degree in physical or biological sciences from an accredited college or university with at least 30 semester or 45 quarter hour academic credits in environmental, physical, biological, chemical, or environmental health areas and 2 years of full-time equivalent employment in the field of environmental
health.
SPS 175.025(3)
(3)
A baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university and 4
years of full-time equivalent employment in the field of environmental
health.
SPS 175.025(4)
(4)
An associate degree from an accredited college, community college or technical institute
in environmental, physical, biological or chemical sciences, and 5 years
of full-time equivalent employment in the field of environmental
health.
SPS 175.025(5)
(5)
An associate degree from an accredited college, community college or technical institute and 8 years of full-time equivalent employment in the field of environmental
health.
SPS 175.025 History
History: CR 19-065: cr.
Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20.
SPS 175.05(1)(1)
An applicant shall submit a completed application for registration and application fee to the department.
SPS 175.05(2)
(2) The department shall make an investigation as it deems necessary to determine if the applicant shall receive a certificate of registration and may request additional documentation prior to approving an application.
SPS 175.05(3)
(3) The applicant shall be notified in writing of the department's decision regarding their application. An applicant may appeal the application review decision of the department in accordance with ch.
SPS 1 procedures.
SPS 175.05 History
History: CR 06-125: cr.
Register July 2007 No. 619, eff. 8-1-07; correction in (1), (3) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register November 2011 No. 671;
CR 19-065: am. (1), (2)
Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20.
SPS 175.06
SPS 175.06 Reciprocal licensure and certification. SPS 175.06(1)(1)
Reciprocity generally. Upon application and payment of the appropriate application fee, an applicant who holds a certificate of registration or license as a sanitarian in good standing issued by the proper authority of any state, territory, or possession of the United States, any foreign country, or any other organization that registers or certifies sanitarians, may receive a certificate in this state provided that the requirements for the registration in the other jurisdiction are comparable to the qualifications for registration in this chapter. The successful passage of a recognized professional examination of any state, territory or possession of the United States, any foreign country or any other organization may be construed as tantamount to passing the required examination recognized by the department, provided that the scope of the examination and the applicant's passing score are comparable to the examination and passing score administered under this chapter.
SPS 175.06(2)
(2)
Reciprocity for service members, former service members, and spouses of service members or former service members. A reciprocal sanitarian registration shall be granted to an applicant who is a service member, former service member, or the spouse of a service member or former service member as defined in s.
440.09 (1), Stats., if the department determines that the applicant meets all of the requirements under s.
440.09 (2), Stats. Subject to s.
440.09 (2m), Stats., the department may request verification necessary to make a determination under this subsection.
SPS 175.06 Note
Note: Application forms are available on the department's website at
https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/Home.aspx, or by request from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, WI 53708, or call (608) 266-2112.
SPS 175.06 History
History: CR 06-125: cr.
Register July 2007 No. 619, eff. 8-1-07;
CR 21-056: r. and recr. Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8-1-23.
