ATTN: RS/REHS/REHP Credential Holder
December 31, 2024 is the end of the 2023-2024 CONTACT HOURS CONTINUING EDUCATION biennium date.
The allowable time to acquire your contact hours for your two-year renewal will end at midnight on December 31, 2024.
Data upload to the FEHA electronic submission site on the FEHA.org RS CORNER tab can take place until February 1, 2025. Payment is due by 2/1/25. ALL CLASSES MUST BE COMPLETED BY 12/31/2024 to be counted towards your '23-'24 renewal.
You NOW receive an email from Google forms each time you submit hours.
Course hours accepted are Environmental Health specific or Public Health specific, and these can include FEMA ICS (incident command systems) plus trainings on science, engineering, epi, disease, laboratory, practical EH applications, and college classes that address any of the numerous facets of environmental public health (EPH).
We cannot accept routine supervisor and staff training for your work facility safety, harassment, security or other similar employee-required trainings that are not EPH related.
TO RECEIVE YOUR NEXT 2 YEAR REGISTRATION WITH FEHA:
You must COMPLETE your 30 contact hours of training BY 12/31/2024.
And you must pay the 2-year fee by 2/1/2025; $40 for FEHA members, and $60 for non-members.
Pay this online or by mailing a check or money order made out to FEHA w/ RS renewal in memo line.
Mail all checks or money orders to:
FEHA, 2153 Siesta Dr. Sarasota, FL 34239
See the FEHA and NEHA webpages for approved online contact hour courses: http://feha.org/RSTraining, http://www.nehacert.org/ www.FEHA.org/Distancelearning
The Registration Board will send your Registration Card by E-Mail by March 15th, 2025 after your contact hours are verified and the proper fee received.
Any questions about hours or eligibility; contact Bob Vincent at RSBoard@ FEHA.org
FEHA RS Contact Hour Submission
The FEHA bylaws require that you acquire at least 30 contact hours in continuing education (CE) each credentialing period. These hours must be in the field of environmental health (food, water, wastewater, air, vector and pest control, hazardous materials and/or waste management, radiation, recreation, housing and institutional health and safety, occupational health and safety, program planning and legal aspects, or general environmental health and scientific concepts).
*The 30 hours are prorated for newly certified professionals.
*CE hours can be in-person or web-based trainings, including conferences, seminars, classes, lectures, and online trainings.
*If you have created and/or presented EH trainings, or wrote a Journal article, each can be granted up to 10 hours. Must be approved in advance by RS Board
*Journal article tests are typically worth one hour each.
*College EH-related courses can count, 16 hours for a semester/13 hours a quarter.
*Please visit our Distance Learning Page that is available to FEHA members only for free online trainings
The biennial Registration fee is $40 for FEHA members, and $60 for non-members.
Your must pay the RS Renewal Fee online by clicking on the tab on the top of this page.
If you have a new name, mailing address, email, or telephone number, we need that information corrected. Please make sure your FEHA member profile is updated with your current information
If you have retired after at least 15 years of EH service and wish to obtain the Emeritus status, please send an email to RSboard@feha.org to receive further instructions. If you are on active military duty, your active status can be ‘frozen’ and later re-started. Please email RSBoard@FEHA.org for more information on active military status.
To verify FEHA Registration Board receipt of hours:
In your account on the FEHA website, go into your profile (click your name at the top of the page) and update your hours in the "RS Continuing Education Hours" field. We will update the "RS Board Submitted Hours" field often and should match the number of hours you have entered. You NOW receive an email from Google forms each time you submit hours.
If your FEHA account RS DETAILS do not show completed= “Yes”, your RS renewal is not complete.
If you do not have an account on the FEHA website, you MUST sign up for a free RS Member account where you can keep track of your own hours and compare it to the hours on file with the RS Board. This also allows you to keep your contact information up-to-date and ensure you receive the latest RS news. You NOW receive an email from Google forms each time you submit hours.
Any questions about hours or eligibility; contact Bob Vincent at RSBoard@FEHA.org