Registered Environmental Health Specialists
Renewal Information

All Environmental Health Specialist registrations expire December 31st of each even numbered year. Licensing & Regulatory Affairs will send the registration holder a renewal notice at least 30 days before December 31st of each even numbered year to the registrant’s last address of record. The registrant can renew his/her registration by paying the $102.00 renewal fee and returning the completed renewal notice attesting to the completion of twenty-four (24) contact hours of continuing education. The registrant can also place his/her registration on inactive status by paying the $25.00 inactive status fee and returning the completed renewal notice or on lapsed status by marking the lapsed option and returning the completed renewal notice.

Inactive – Means that you cannot practice but may represent yourself as having an inactive registration. To change from inactive to active status you must meet renewal requirements which are in effect at the time status change is requested.

Lapsed – Means that you cannot practice nor represent yourself as a registered person. To change from Lapsed status to Active status, you must make application and meet requirements for initial registration which are in effect at the time status change is requested.

Waiver of Continuing Education Hours

If a registrant had circumstances beyond his/her control that prevented obtaining continuing education hours, he/she may request a waiver on the renewal notice of all or part of the continuing competency requirement.  The circumstances shall include:

• Holds a Nebraska registration but is not practicing in Nebraska.
• Served in the regular armed forces of the United States during part of the 24 months immediately preceding the registration renewal date;
• Suffered from a serious or disabling illness or physical disability which prevented completion of the continuing competency requirements during the 24 months  preceding the registration renewal date;
• First licensed within the 24 months immediately preceding the registration renewal date;
• The registrant is retired from the active practice of environmental sanitation;
• Attended a college, university or other institution of higher education for a residence period of time in excess of eight months during any part of the twenty-four months immediately preceding the biennial certificate of registration renewal date;
• Other circumstances beyond the registrant’s control that prevented completion of the continuing competency requirements.