(A) “Automatic licensure” means granting the occupational licensure without an individual having met occupational licensure requirements provided under the Arkansas Code or by other provisions in these Rules.

(B) “Contact hour” means approximately fifty (50) minute classroom instruction or its equivalent.

(C) “Continuing Education Unit” means value given for participation in organized continuing education experience under reasonable sponsorship, capable direction and qualified instruction approved by the Board. One CEU is equal to ten (10) contact hours.

(D) “Environmental Sanitation” means the study, art and the technique of applying scientific knowledge for the improvement of the environment of man for his health and welfare.

(E) “Registered Sanitarian” means an environmental health professional educated in the field of environmental health, physical and biological sciences who meets the requirements of Section 8 (1) and 12 of this Act. Such persons may be specifically trained to organize, implement and manage environmental health programs.

(F) “Sanitarian in Training” means a person who meets the educational qualifications as provided in this Act but does not meet the experience requirements of this Act for registration as a registered sanitarian.

(G) “Training Sponsor” means any party responsible for providing continuing education training and/or instruction for the registered sanitarian.

(H) “Uniformed service member” means an active or reserve component member of the United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Coast Guard, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, United States Space Force, or National Guard; an active component member of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps; or an active or reserve component member of the United States Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service.

(I) “Uniformed service veteran” means a former member of the United States uniformed services discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.