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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch.8

Subsection (a) of this section is revised to
clarify the authority of the Board — under its
broad rulemaking powers -- to set reasonable fees
for its various services, in addition to those
stated expressly in the present law.

As to subsection (b) of this section, the third
sentence of present Art. 43, § 726(d)(7), which
requires that disbursement of funds be in
accordance with Art. III, §§32 and 52 of the
State Constitution and Art. 15A, §§ 1 through 15
of the Code, which relate to disbursement from
the General Fund of this State, is deleted as
implicit in the requirement that funds are part
of the General Fund of this State.

SUBTITLE 3. CERTIFICATION.

17-301. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE CERTIFIED AS A REGISTERED
SANITARIAN BY THE BOARD BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL MAY:

(1)  USE THE TITLE "REGISTERED SANITARIAN";

(2)  USE THE INITIALS "R.S." AFTER THE NAME OF
THE PERSON; OR

(3)  REPRESENT TO THE PUBLIC THAT THE INDIVIDUAL
IS A REGISTERED SANITARIAN.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from Art. 43, §§ 735
and 736(a).

This title varies significantly from most of the
other titles of this article with respect to the
nature of the rights and privileges that it
addresses. This title does not regulate the
practice of sanitation — it does not even define
that term — but it does prohibit the use of the
title "registered sanitarian", the use of the
initials "R.S.", and certain representations by
an individual who is not certified under this
title. Therefore, the terms "certified" and
"certification" are used to describe the rights
and privileges that the Board may grant under
this title and to distinguish that grant from a
"license", which conveys a right or privilege to
practice. See Pitts v. State Board of Examiners
of Psychologists, 222 Md. 224 (1960).

It is called to the attention of the General
Assembly that there is no statutory prohibition
against representing oneself as a sanitarian in

training.