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8 General Description:
9 This bill amends the Environmental Health Scientist Act.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ defines terms;
13 ▸ clarifies the qualifications for licensure for an environmental health scientist and an
14 environmental health scientist-in-training;
15 ▸ extends the sunset date for the Environmental Health Scientist Act; and
16 ▸ makes technical changes.
17 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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19 Other Special Clauses:
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21 Utah Code Sections Affected:
22 AMENDS:
23 58-20a-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 10
24 58-20a-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 183
25 63I-1-258, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapters 177, 207, and 237
26 REPEALS:
27 58-20a-306, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 95
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29 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
30 Section 1. Section 58-20a-102 is amended to read:
31 58-20a-102. Definitions.
32 In addition to the definitions in Section 58-1-102, as used in this chapter:
33 (1) "Accredited program" means a degree-offering program from:
34 (a) an institution, college, or university that is accredited by the Department of
35 Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation; or
36 (b) a non-accredited institution, college, or university that offers education equivalent
37 to Department of Education-accredited programs, as determined by a third party selected by the
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44 (a) the enforcement of, the issuance of permits required by, or the inspection for the
45 purpose of enforcing state and local public health laws in the following areas:
46 (i) air quality;
47 (ii) food quality;
48 (iii) solid, hazardous, and toxic substances disposal;
49 (iv) consumer product safety;
50 (v) housing;
51 (vi) noise control;
52 (vii) radiation protection;
53 (viii) water quality;
54 (ix) vector control;
55 (x) drinking water quality;
56 (xi) milk sanitation;
57 (xii) rabies control;
58 (xiii) public health nuisances;
59 (xiv) indoor clean air regulations;
60 (xv) institutional and residential sanitation; or
61 (xvi) recreational facilities sanitation; or
62 (b) representing oneself in any manner as, or using the titles "environmental health
63 scientist," "environmental health scientist-in-training," or "registered sanitarian."
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66 and as may be further defined by division rule.
67 Section 2. Section 58-20a-302 is amended to read:
68 58-20a-302. Qualifications for licensure.
69 (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), an applicant for licensure as an
70 environmental health scientist shall:
71 (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
72 (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;
73 (c) be of good moral character;
74 (d) hold, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree from an accredited program in a university
75 or college, which degree includes completion of specific coursework as defined by rule;
76 (e) pass an examination as determined by division rule in collaboration with the board;
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78 (f) pass the Utah Law and Rules Examination for Environmental Health Scientists
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94 (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
95 (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;
96 (c) be of good moral character;
97 (d) hold, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree from an accredited program in a university
98 or college, which degree includes completion of specific coursework as defined by rule;
99 (e) pass the Utah Law and Rules Examination for Environmental Health Scientists
100 administered by the division; and
101 (f) present evidence acceptable to the division and the board that the applicant, when
102 licensed, will practice as an environmental health scientist-in-training only under the general
103 supervision of a supervising environmental health scientist licensed under this chapter.
104 Section 3. Section 63I-1-258 is amended to read:
105 63I-1-258. Repeal dates, Title 58.
106 (1) Title 58, Chapter 13, Health Care Providers Immunity from Liability Act, is
107 repealed July 1, 2026.
108 (2) Title 58, Chapter 15, Health Facility Administrator Act, is repealed July 1, 2025.
109 (3) Title 58, Chapter 20a, Environmental Health Scientist Act, is repealed July 1,
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111 (4) Section 58-37-4.3 is repealed July 1, 2021.
112 (5) Subsection 58-37-6(7)(f)(iii) is repealed July 1, 2022, and the Office of Legislative
113 Research and General Counsel is authorized to renumber the remaining subsections
114 accordingly.
115 (6) Title 58, Chapter 40, Recreational Therapy Practice Act, is repealed July 1, 2023.
116 (7) Title 58, Chapter 41, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Licensing Act, is
117 repealed July 1, 2019.
118 (8) Title 58, Chapter 42a, Occupational Therapy Practice Act, is repealed July 1, 2025.
119 (9) Title 58, Chapter 46a, Hearing Instrument Specialist Licensing Act, is repealed July
120 1, 2023.
121 (10) Title 58, Chapter 47b, Massage Therapy Practice Act, is repealed July 1, 2024.
122 (11) Title 58, Chapter 61, Part 7, Behavior Analyst Licensing Act, is repealed July 1,
123 2026.
124 (12) Title 58, Chapter 72, Acupuncture Licensing Act, is repealed July 1, 2027.
125 (13) Title 58, Chapter 86, State Certification of Commercial Interior Designers Act, is
126 repealed July 1, 2021.
127 (14) The following sections are repealed on July 1, 2019:
128 (a) Section 58-5a-502;
129 (b) Section 58-31b-502.5;
130 (c) Section 58-67-502.5;
131 (d) Section 58-68-502.5; and
132 (e) Section 58-69-502.5.
133 Section 4. Repealer.
134 This bill repeals:
135 Section 58-20a-306, Holders of license under predecessor law.