1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, to be eligible for a registration as an environmental health specialist, an applicant:

(a) Must:

(1) Possess a baccalaureate or higher degree from an institution of higher education approved by the Board;

(2) Have satisfactorily completed at least 45 quarter hours or 30 semester hours of academic work in basic science courses, including biology, chemistry, physics, geology, sanitary engineering or environmental engineering;

(3) Have passed the examination pursuant to NRS 625A.120; and

(4) Have at least 2 years of experience approved by the Board in the practice of environmental health;

(b) Must possess a baccalaureate or higher degree in environmental health or environmental health science from an institution of higher education approved by the Board and have passed the examination pursuant to NRS 625A.120;

(c) Must possess a master’s degree in public health from an institution of higher education approved by the Board and have passed the examination pursuant to NRS 625A.120; or

(d) Must possess training or experience obtained during service in the military forces of this State or the United States which the Board determines is equivalent to at least 2 years of experience in the practice of environmental health and have passed the examination pursuant to NRS 625A.120.

2. The Board may issue a registration as an environmental health specialist to a person who has not passed the examination required pursuant to subsection 1 but otherwise meets the requirements of that subsection if the person:

(a) Holds a current credential as a registered environmental health specialist with the National Environmental Health Association; or

(b) Has passed an examination for registration, certification or licensure to practice environmental health in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States whose examination for that registration, certification or licensure is determined by the Board to be substantially similar to the examination described in NRS 625A.120.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 to the contrary, upon written application, the Board may issue a registration as an environmental health specialist to a person by endorsement if the person:

(a) Holds a current credential as a registered environmental health specialist with the National Environmental Health Association; or

(b) Holds a valid and unrestricted registration, certification or license as an environmental health specialist, environmental health scientist or registered sanitarian in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States whose requirements for that registration, certification or licensure are substantially similar to the requirements for the issuance of a registration as an environmental health specialist in this State.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 1158; A 1995, 91; 2005, 1989; 2019, 2119)