(A) The director of health shall charge the following fees:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 4736.12

  • Environmental health specialist: means a person who performs for compensation educational, investigational, technical, or administrative duties requiring specialized knowledge and skills in the field of environmental health science. See Ohio Code 4736.01
  • Environmental health specialist in training: means a person who is registered as an environmental health specialist in training in accordance with this chapter. See Ohio Code 4736.01
  • Registered environmental health specialist: means a person who is registered as an environmental health specialist in accordance with this chapter. See Ohio Code 4736.01

(1) To apply as an environmental health specialist in training, fifty dollars;

(2) For an environmental health specialist in training to apply for registration as an environmental health specialist, fifty dollars.

(3) For persons other than environmental health specialists in training to apply for registration as environmental health specialists, one hundred dollars.

(4) The renewal fee for a registered environmental health specialist is seventy-five dollars.

(5) The renewal fee for a registered environmental health specialist in training is thirty-five dollars.

(6) For late application for renewal, an additional seventy-five dollars.

The director, with the approval of the controlling board, may establish fees in excess of the amounts provided in this section, provided that such fees do not exceed the amounts permitted by this section by more than fifty per cent.

(B) The director shall charge a fee for the examination required by section 4736.08 of the Revised Code, provided that the fee is not in excess of the actual cost to the department of health of conducting the examinations.

(C) The director may adopt rules establishing fees for all of the following:

(1) Application for the registration of a training agency approved under rules adopted by the director pursuant to section 4736.11 of the Revised Code and for the annual registration renewal of an approved training agency;

(2) Application for the review of continuing education hours submitted for the director’s approval by approved training agencies or by registered environmental health specialists or environmental health specialists in training;

(3) Additional copies of pocket identification cards and wall certificates.