Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 90A-65

  • Certificate of registration: means a document issued by the Board as evidence of registration and qualification to practice as a registered environmental health specialist or a registered environmental health specialist intern under this Article. See North Carolina General Statutes 90A-51
  • Environmental health specialist: means a public health professional who meets the educational requirements under this Article and has attained specialized training and acceptable environmental health field experience effectively to plan, organize, manage, provide, execute, and evaluate one or more of the many diverse elements comprising the field of environmental health practice. See North Carolina General Statutes 90A-51
  • Registered environmental health specialist: means an environmental health specialist registered in accordance with the provisions of this Article. See North Carolina General Statutes 90A-51

A holder of a current certificate of registration may append to his or her name the letters, “R.E.H.S.” or “R.E.H.S.I.” (1959, c. 1271, s. 12; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1274, s. 2; 2009-443, s. 14.)

 

§ 90A-65.  (Effective May 1, 2024) Representing oneself as a registered environmental health specialist, registered environmental health specialist intern, or registered environmental health associate.

A holder of a current certificate of registration may append to his or her name the letters, “R.E.H.S.,” “R.E.H.S.I.,” or “R.E.H.A.”  (1959, c. 1271, s. 12; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1274, s. 2; 2009-443, s. 14; 2023-90, s. 10.1(b).)