North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 90A. Sanitarians and Water and Wastewater Treatment Facility Operators § 90A-53. Qualifications and examination for registration as an environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist intern

(1) Has made application to the Board on a form prescribed by the Board and paid a fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(2) Is of good moral and ethical character and has signed an agreement to adhere to the Code of Ethics adopted by the Board.

(3) Meets any of the following education and practice experience standards:

(4) Has satisfactorily completed a course in specialized instruction and training approved by the Board in the practice of environmental health.

(5) Repealed by S.L. 2009-443, § 4, eff. Aug. 7, 2009.

(6) Has passed an examination administered by the Board designed to test for competence in the subject matters of environmental health sanitation.  The examination shall be in a form prescribed by the Board and may be oral, written, or both.  The examination for applicants shall be held annually or more frequently as the Board may by rule prescribe, at a time and place to be determined by the Board.  A person shall not be registered if the person fails to meet the minimum grade requirements for examination specified by the Board.  Failure to pass an examination does not prohibit the person from being examined at subsequent times and places as specified by the Board.

(7) Has paid a fee set by the Board not to exceed the cost of purchasing the examination and an administrative fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).