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The Illinois Environmental Health Association is committed to promoting and maintaining professional
licensure for Environmental Health professionals in Illinois. To that end, IEHA conducts a number of activities
to support licensed professionals in Illinois. IEHA is a licensed provider of continuing education units (CEUs)
and all of the educational events it sponsors provide authorized CEUs. In addition, IEHA tracks and takes
positions on legislation in the Illinois General Assembly that affects licensure of Environmental Health
professionals.

The Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing Act (as amended) (225 ILCS 37) was extended at the end of
2008 for a ten year period and requires that anyone who conducts education, consultation, or enforcement
activities in the areas of "... milk and food sanitation, protection and regulation of private water supplies,
private waste water management, domestic solid waste disposal practices, institutional health and safety..."
must be licensed (LEHP). The 2008 amendments reinforce these provisions and set even more specific
penalties.

Obtaining Your License

Obtaining your license requires that you meet minimum qualifications, apply to sit for the exam, and take and
pass the exam.

• To qualify for the exam, you must have:
• A bachelor’s degree with 30 hours of basic sciences.
• Twelve months full-time experience.

Additional information is available in the IDFPR, Division of Professional Regulation's exam instruction sheet.
Applications must be submitted to and reviewed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation.

As part of its committment to the licensure of Environmental Health professionals in Illinois, IEHA, in
partnership with instructor Walter Saraniecki, offers an intensive, two-day licensing exam review course. This
course is typically offered twice each year, in the Spring and Fall. Mr. Saraniecki also offers the course at the
NEHA Annual Educational Conference in June.

Update: As of August 26, 2009, there is full reciprocity between the Illinois LEHP and the NEHA REHP/RS
credentials

If you have questions about licensure or the review course please contact the IEHA Office.