Section 11.197 - Minimum qualifications
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11.197 Minimum qualifications.
A local public health epidemiologist must possess:
(a) a master’s degree from a regionally accredited or New York State-registered college or university in epidemiology, or in public health with a concentration in epidemiology, or a health related field with a minimum of six credits in epidemiology and six additional credits in epidemiology or biostatistics; or
(b) a bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited or New York State-registered college or university and two years experience conducting data collection, analysis and reporting in support of surveillance and epidemiologic investigations; or
(c) a bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited or New York State-registered college or university and one year of experience conducting data collection, analysis and reporting in support of surveillance and epidemiologic investigations and successful completion of a principles of epidemiology course for health professionals given by the Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Public Health Service.