Both the Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) and Health Officer (HO) licenses are annual licenses and expire on December 31 of each year. Licenses may be renewed upon payment of a renewal fee and upon submission of evidence of completing continuing education credit hours. Only courses which are approved by the Department will be recognized. Recognized courses can be found at the New Jersey Learning Management Network. Participation in meetings of the New Jersey Environmental Health Association and in meetings of the New Jersey Health Officers Association will also provide credits.
Each REHS or HO may renew their licenses as either an active or an inactive license. However, those individuals who are employed by a local health agency with is recognized by this Department must renew as active in order to perform under the color of their license.
Active licenses shall be issued to those individuals who have successfully acquired at least 15 contact hours of approved continuing education. An inactive license shall he issued to those individuals who have not acquired the requisite 15 contact hours of approved continuing education. Continuing education contact hours are divided into two categories – general credit and leadership credit. Registered Environmental Health Specialists, in order to maintain an active license, must acquire 15 credit hours of either general or leadership credits. Health Officers, in order to maintain an active license, must acquire 15 hours credit hours of which eight must be in leadership credits. |
