Arkansas Code
Subchapter 3 - Examination and Registration
§ 17-98-302. Admission to examination

(a) The State Board of Disease Intervention Specialists shall admit to examination any person who makes application to the Secretary of the State Board of Disease Intervention Specialists on forms prescribed and furnished by the board, pays an application fee set by the board to defray the expense of examination, and submits satisfactory proof to the board that he or she:
(1) Meets the minimum educational requirements;
(2) Meets the minimum specialized training requirements, as determined by the board;
(3) Has had two (2) years of field experience in human immunodeficiency virus/sexually transmitted disease intervention; and
(4) Is actively engaged in the field of human immunodeficiency virus/sexually transmitted disease intervention at the time he or she makes application.

(b) The minimum educational requirements for admission to examination for registration as a disease intervention specialist shall be as follows:
(1) A bachelor's or master's of public health degree with specialization in disease intervention from a school of public health approved by the board; or
(2) A bachelor's degree with a minimum of thirty (30) semester hours or its equivalent in biology, chemistry, physics, math, sociology, psychology, or criminal justice, plus two (2) years' experience in disease intervention or training courses approved by the board.

(c) Any person meeting the educational and specialized training requirements of this chapter who does not meet the experience requirements of this chapter may make application to the board, through a process prescribed by the board, for acceptance as an associate disease intervention specialist. The board shall accept such an application when submitted, if accompanied by the required fee.
(d) Any person who meets the educational requirements of this chapter but does not meet the specialized training requirements established for an associate disease intervention specialist may make application to the board, through a process prescribed by the board, for acceptance as a disease intervention specialist-in-training.

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