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The Michigan Board of Sanitarians was originally formed with the enactment of Public Act 174 of 1963. On September 30, 1978, this authority was transferred to the Public Health Code, Public Act 368 of 1978, as amended. Executive Order No. 1996-2, effective May 15, 1996, transferred all the statutory authority, powers, duties, functions and responsibilities of the Board of Sanitarians under Part 184 of the Public Health Code, being Sections 333.18401 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, from the Department of Commerce to the Director of the Department of Consumer & Industry Services by a Type III transfer as defined by Section 3 of Act No. 380 of the Public Acts of 1965, as amended, being Section 16.103 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. By Executive Order 2009-12, the Sanitarian Advisory Committee was abolished effective May 17, 2009.
Underlying all duties is the responsibility of the Department to promote and protect the public's health, safety, and welfare. This responsibility is implemented by the Department by ascertaining minimal entry level competency of registered sanitarians. The Department also has the obligation to take disciplinary action against registrants who have adversely affected the public's health, safety, and welfare.
Sanitarian means an individual who has specialized education and experience in the physical, biological and sanitary sciences as applied to the educational, investigational and technical duties in the field of environmental health.
There are approximately 535 Registered Sanitarians.
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