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CEHP Renewal
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CEHP Renewal Requirements
Per section 381.0101, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 64E-18, Florida Administrative Code, environmental health professional certification for OSTDS and food protection, expire September 30 of odd numbered years. The next expiration date for the current cycle is September 30, 2025.
Once an individual is certified, they are required to obtain 24 contact hours of continuing education relating to public health and environmental health principles, within the previous two-year cycle, for each primary program area in which they are certified.
Contact hours may be obtained by completing in-person training presentations, online educational courses, and approved articles amd quizzes found in some environmental health journals.
Contact Hours
Approved CEHP Contact Hour Trainings for the 2023-2025 CEHP Cycle (updated 9/12/2024)
- Tabs near the bottom of the spreadsheet that list each course provider.
- Select the tab to access the course provider's training.
Acceptable Subject Areas
Acceptable forms of continuing education are related to the following subject areas: food, water, environmental epidemiology, wastewater, solid waste management, air, vector and pest control, biomedical waste, body art, hazardous materials, hazardous waste management, emergency preparedness; specific to environmental health subject area, radiation, housing and institutional health and safety, occupational health and safety, program planning, industrial hygiene, legal aspects related to environmental health, and general environmental health and scientific concepts.
CEHP Renewal
All renewal applications and payments must be postmarked no later than the close of business on September 30, 2025.
All certified environmental health professionals are required to renew certification by submitting an Application for Renewal of Environmental Health Professional Certification, DH Form 4101, providing proof of obtaining 24 hours of approved continuing education training per program, and a $25 renewal fee. Each section of this application must be fully completed including Part III: Summary of Training Programs Attended.
CEHPs holding an active registered sanitarian (RS) or registered environmental health specialist (REHS) credential issued by the Florida Environmental Health Association (FEHA) or National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), must submit proof of a current RS or REHS credential along with a completed Application for Renewal of Environmental Health Professional Certification, DH Form 4101. There is no renewal fee for RS or REHS.
Mail completed packet, with the required documentation and any applicable fees, to:
Attention: Certified Environmental Health Professional (CEHP)
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1710
Contact Hours - Biennial Period
Only contact hours received within the biennial period in which the certification was obtain may be used for renewal. The current biennial period is from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025. The next period is from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2027. Prerequisite courses can count towards continuing educational hours for your first renewal.
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