| Committee of Jurisdiction: | Health and Human Services |
| Occupation Regulated: | Provisional Environmental Health Specialist |
| Occupational Board: | Board of Registered Environmental Health Specialists |
| Contact: | Nicole Barrett |
| Purpose: | Provisional Environmental Health Specialists distinguishes professionals that have passed the exam and earned the education required to be a Registered Environment Health Specialist, but do not have the experience required. Such a license allows professionals to work in this occupation to obtain the required experience, time limited to a maximum of three years, without lowering the standards required for the full license. |
| Regulated Professionals: | 15 |
| Year Created: | 1963 |
| Year Active: | 1963 |
| Sunset Date: | n/a |
| Statutory Authorization: | Board § 38-1307; Provisional Environmental Health Specialist § 38-1309 |
| Parent Agency: | Department of Health and Human Services |
| Number of Members: | 6 |
| Who Appoints: | State Board of Health |
| Legislative Approval: | No |
| Qualifications of Members: | One public member, other members shall have been engaged in environmental health for at least 10 years, responsible charge of work for at least five years at the time of appointment and shall be a registered environmental health specialist. |
| Per Diem: | Yes |
| Expense Reimbursement: | Yes |
| Term Length: | Five-year terms; up to 2 consecutive 5-year terms |
| Terms Rotate or Expire at Once: | Terms Rotate |
| Required FY 2024-2023: | 1 |
| Held FY 2024-2023: | 2 |
| Required FY 2023-2022: | 1 |
| Held FY 2023-2022: | 2 |
| Required FY 2022-2021: | 1 |
| Held FY 2022-2021: | 1 |
| Required FY 2021-2020: | 1 |
| Held FY 2021-2020: | 1 |
| Required FY 2020-2019: | 1 |
| Held FY 2020-2019: | 2 |
| Support Staff: | 6 |
| Shared or Separate: | Shared |
| FY 2024-2023 Budget: | 0 |
| FY 2023-2022 Budget: | 0 |
| FY 2022-2021 Budget: | 0 |
| FY 2021-2020 Budget: | 0 |
| FY 2020-2019 Budget: | 0 |
| Other Funding Sources: | None |
| Spending Authority: | Licensure fees are deposited into the designated cash fund. Additional info sent to the Committee. |
| Government Certificates Issued: | 34 |
| Issued Certificate Descriptions: | Provisional Environmental Health Specialist |
| Government Certificates Revoked: | 0 |
| Revoked Certificate Descriptions: | n/a |
| Government Certificates Denied: | 6 |
| Denied Certificate Descriptions: | Application file was closed for not completing application within set timeframe; Application withdrawn by applicant |
| Government Certificates Penalties Against: | 0 |
| Penalty Certificate Descriptions: | n/a |
| Explanation of Effectiveness: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/explanation1731530396.pdf |
| Potential Harm | Credentialing ensures the profession remains able to respond to the public health needs and threats from the environment. When the responsibilities of environmental health are completed improperly, there is an increased risk of food and water-borne diseases. |
| Regulation Comparison: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/comparison1731530396.pdf |
| Subject to Regulations of Act(LB407): | Yes |
| Survey Submitted: | November 13, 2024 02:39 PM |