§30-17-2 Definitions. - West Virginia Statutes

§30-17-2. Definitions.
The words and phrases defined below shall when used in this article, have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) "Board" means the board of registration for sanitarians hereby created.

(b) "Sanitarian" means a public health professional uniquely qualified by education in the arts and sciences, specialized training, and credible field experience to assist in the enforcement of public health laws and environmental sanitation regulations, and to effectively plan, organize, manage, evaluate and execute one or more of the many diverse disciplines comprising the field of public health and environmental sanitation.

(c) "Registered sanitarian" means a sanitarian registered in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(d) "Sanitarian-in-training" means a person who possesses the necessary educational qualifications as prescribed in this article for registration as a professional sanitarian, but who has not completed the experience requirements in the fields of environmental sanitation as required for registration.

(e) "Certificates of registration" means a document issued as evidence of registration and qualification to practice as a sanitarian or a sanitarian-in-training under this article, and bearing the designation "registered sanitarian" or "sanitarian-in-training" and showing the name of the person, date of issue, serial number, seal and signatures of the members of the board hereby authorized to grant such certificates.