§ 1079. Professional Personnel to Be Certified.
17 CA ADC § 1079Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
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Title 17. Public Health
Division 1. State Department of Health Services (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 2. Laboratories (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter 1. Service Laboratories
Group 3. County and Municipal Laboratories
Article 1. Official Public Health Laboratory Service Required
17 CCR § 1079
§ 1079. Professional Personnel to Be Certified.
(b) The Department may issue temporary certificates to applicants who meet the requirements for admission to the next scheduled examination when this is deemed to be reasonably necessary for the provision of public health laboratory services. Temporary certificates may not be issued to applicants who have failed to pass certification examinations.
(2) A baccalaureate or higher degree with a major in Medical or Public Health Microbiology, or equivalent major as determined by the Department, with courses acceptable to the Department, from a college or university accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or an essentially equivalent accrediting agency, as determined by the Department; and experience represented by at least six months as a Public Health Microbiologist-trainee in a public health laboratory approved by the Department for such training; or experience equivalent to this training as determined by the Department in a laboratory acceptable to the Department.
(5) The use of any degree, certificate or title in any manner, which has been purchased or procured by barter or any unlawful means or obtained from any institution which at the time said degree, certificate or title was obtained was not recognized or accredited by the proper authorities of the state where said institution was located to give training in the field of study in which the degree, certificate or title is claimed.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Section 1224, Business and Professions Code; Section 208, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1270, Business and Professions Code; Section 1002, Health and Safety Code.
History
1. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 12-12-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No. 50). For prior history, see Register 77, No. 4.
2. Amendment of subsection (d)(2) filed 10-24-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 43).
3. Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-25-20 (2019 CA EO 25-20), dated March 12, 2020, which suspended certain certification and licensure requirements of this section, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 17, § 1079, 17 CA ADC § 1079
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