(a) To be eligible to be permitted as a sanitarian-in-training, the applicant must:

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-17-10

  • Board: means the State Board of Sanitarians. See West Virginia Code 30-17-3
  • Sanitarian-in-training: means a person who is permitted by the board and possesses the necessary educational qualifications for certificate as a sanitarian, but who has not completed the experience requirements in the fields of public health sanitation and environmental health science as required for certificate. See West Virginia Code 30-17-3

(1) Be of good moral character;

(2) Have a bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited college or university; and

(3) Successfully complete a sanitarian's training course of a minimum of three hundred hours within twelve months of being hired as a sanitarian-in-training.

(b) A person may practice as a sanitarian-in-training for a period not to exceed three years.

(c) The board may waive the requirements of subdivision (3) of subsection (a) and subsection (b) of this section, for a person who experiences an undue hardship, as determined by the board.