Sec. 20-365. Licensure without examination. Licensure exemptions.
Sec. 20-365. Licensure without examination. Licensure exemptions. (a) The
commissioner may, upon receipt of an application and the payment of a fee of forty
dollars, issue a license to any person who holds a license or certificate of registration
issued to him by proper authority of any state, territory or possession of the United
States, provided the requirements for the license, registration or certification of sanitarians under which such license or certificate of registration was issued shall not conflict
with the provisions of this chapter and shall be of a standard equal to or higher than that
specified in section 20-361.
(b) Nothing in section 19a-200, subsection (a) of section 19a-206, or sections 19a-207, 19a-242, 20-358 or 20-360 to 20-365, inclusive, shall prevent any of the following
persons from engaging in the performance of their duties: (1) Any person certified by
the Department of Public Health as a food or sewage inspector in accordance with
regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-36, (2) any person employed by a local
health department performing the duties of a lead inspector who complies with training
standards established pursuant to section 20-479, (3) a director of health acting pursuant
to subsection (a) of section 19a-200 or section 19a-244, (4) any employee of a water
utility or federal or state agency performing his duties in accordance with applicable
statutes and regulations, (5) any person employed by a local health department working
under the direct supervision of a licensed sanitarian, (6) any person licensed or certified
by the Department of Public Health in a specific program performing certain duties that
are included within the duties of a sanitarian, or (7) a student enrolled in an accredited
academic program leading to a degree in environmental health or completing a special
training course in environmental health approved by the commissioner, provided such
student is clearly identified by a title which indicates his status as a student.
(1967, P.A. 459, S. 9; P.A. 81-473, S. 33, 43; P.A. 87-521, S. 11; P.A. 89-251, S. 138, 203; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A.
95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; 95-271, S. 26; P.A. 96-9, S. 3, 4.)
History: P.A. 81-473 eliminated reference to board and replaced registration with certification; P.A. 87-521 substituted
"commissioner" for "department" and added Subsecs. (b) and (c) re issuance of certificates without examination and re
continued performance of duties by persons employed in state-certified programs; P.A. 89-251 amended Subsec. (a) to
increase the fee from $25 to $40; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and
addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and
Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-271 changed
certificate to license, deleted former Subsec. (b) re certification without examination and relettered Subsec. (c) accordingly,
adding exemption for department-certified inspectors; P.A. 96-9 amended Subsec. (a) by requiring "receipt" of an application and added Subsec. (b)(2) to (7) as exemptions, effective April 29, 1996.