Section 750.551  Certificate Issuance

a)         Original certificates issued under this Part shall:

1)         Be issued only after the Department has received both:

A)        Evidence of successful completion of an approved Food Service Sanitation Manager Certification examination with a final score of 75% or higher; and

B)        Payment of a $35 fee.

2)         Be issued as of the date when the individual successfully completed the examination, and

3)         Expire five years from the date of the original issuance.

b)         Replacement or duplicate certificates issued under this Part shall:

1)         Be issued after the Department has received payment of a $10 fee; and

2)         Have the same expiration date as the original certificate.

c)         Renewal certificates shall be issued by the Department at the written request of the certificate holder if the request, documentation of meeting recertification training and/or testing requirements and payment of a $35 fee are received by the Department prior to or on the certificate's expiration date.  Renewed certificates shall expire five years from the date of the original certificate's expiration date.

1)         Certified food service sanitation managers shall have completed one of the following training and/or testing activities within the previous five years before expiration of their certificates:

A)        A Department-approved 15-hour certification training course;

B)        A Department-approved examination, developed in compliance with Section 750.1850, with a passing score of 75% or higher;

C)        A minimum five-hour refresher course provided by an Illinois approved instructor, as defined in Section 750.1810, using a curriculum provided by the Department; or

D)        Other training, a minimum of five hours in length, that has received pre-approval by the Department.

d)         If a certificate renewal application is received by the Department with a postmark no later than 30 days after the certificate's expiration date, it shall be renewed, provided that a written request for renewal is accompanied by documentation of having met recertification criteria as listed in subsection (c) of this Section and the $35 fee. Any fees submitted after the expiration date of the certificate that are not accompanied by all necessary items listed in this subsection (d) are non-refundable.

(Source:  Amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 11980, effective July 10, 2008)