Registered Sanitarian credential is referenced in the following:
1967.pdf, 560.105 (g)
2. Administrative Rules Part 4. Department of Environmental Quality On-site Water Supply and
Sewage Disposal Rules for Land Divisions and Subdivisions, and adopted by reference in the
Condominium Act 59 of 1978, 559.171 (a). (Available
subdivision_rules_241122_7.pdf ) Specifically: R560.401 Definitions, Rule 401 (x)
Registered Sanitarian, Rule 560.417 Soil Absorption area for conventional treatment and disposal
systems. Rule 417 (2)(c), Rule 418 (2)(c), Rule 420 (1)(c), Rule 421 (4)(c), Rule 421(5)(c), Rule 422 (5)
(c) and Rule 423(2)(c).
3. The Michigan Criteria for Subsurface Sewage Disposal (MCSSD), April 1994, II. Definitions G., III
mcssd_241120_7.pdf )
4. The MCSSD are adopted in the Part 22 Rules of Part 31, NREPA 451 of 1994 (Available
R323.2210(a)(i) and in many locations of the Part 22 Rules thereafter.
Please consider the impact of the Sanitarian Registration Rules changes to these rules.
As an additional comment relative to the Registered Sanitarian-General rules revisions proposed I
will add that as a currently registered sanitarian in good standing I achieved by R.S. after serving
MIchigan's then requirements for experience, education, and completion of an examination. My
bachelors degree is from a then accredited Environmental Health program from Ferris State
University.That program was dropped by FSU. I intend to keep my RS current; however, one never
knows if extreme illness or other life challenge could result in me missing my next renewal. With this
in mind my comment is essentially relative to grandfathering and relief of any burden of proof to re-
register within a three year time period and requiring fingerprinting. I don't recall being finger
printed before but if I was the prints on my right hand would likely not match. I had a blender
accident that cut my right index, middle, and ring fingers but they healed. I would not want any
comparative finger prints to prohibit my renewal.
Lastly, I have 32 plus years and ongoing practice as a sanitarian. I passed the state RS examination,
attained a bachelor's degree in Industrial and Environmental Health Management. from an
accredited Environmental Health program at Ferris State College. It seems to me that the rules
revisions could grant more than 3 years for renewals or grant relief from the burden of proof of
education, and experience AND the expense of obtaining third party verification of information that
the state could easily through electronic servers store for more than 3 years. I would suggest a
longer period for renewal and/or ability to waive verification when adequate documentation is on
file (for longer period) with the State. I am thinking of the younger professionals with an RS who
could become ill, fight a long health battle, lapse renewal for more than 3 years and then meet a
burden to re-credential in order to perform work as identified in the rules and guidance documents
