Sanitation Credential Acceptance
To review the most up-to-date sanitation credentialing requirements in your state, please visit your state's health department website (linked below).
Alaska: www.dec.state.ak.us/eh/fss/index.htm
Alabama: www.adph.org/ENVIRONMENTAL/
Arkansas: www.healthyarkansas.com/rules_regs/food_service_establishments.pdf
Arizona: www.azdhs.gov/phs/oeh/fses/index.htm
California: www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/fdb/HTML/Food/indexfoo.htm
Colorado: www.cdphe.state.co.us/cp/RetailFood/service.asp
Connecticut: www.dph.state.ct.us/BRS/Food/food_protection.htm
Delaware: www.dhss.delaware.gov/dph/regs.html#F
Florida (for restaurants only): www.myflorida.com/dbpr/hr/index.shtml
Florida (for other food service): www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/community/food/foodmanager.htm
Georgia: http://health.state.ga.us/pdfs/environmental/290-5-14.pdf
Hawaii: www.hawaii.gov/doh/eh/food/
Idaho: www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/site/3381/default.aspx
Illinois: www.idph.state.il.us/about/fdd/fdd_fs_certificate.htm
Indiana: www.in.gov/isdh/regsvcs/foodprot/pdf/410_iac_7-20.pdf
Iowa: www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/2002/iac/481iac/48131/48131.pdf
Kansas: www.kdheks.gov/fpcs/download/1999_Ks_Food_Code.pdf
Kentucky: www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/902/045/005.htm
Louisiana: www.oph.dhh.louisiana.gov/sanitarianservices/retailfood/index.html
Maine: ftp://ftp.state.me.us/pub/sos/cec/rcn/apa/10/144/144c200.doc
Maryland: www.cha.state.md.us/ofpchs/fc/retail.html
Massachusetts: www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2terminal&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Government
&L2=Departments+and+Divisions&L3=Department+of+Public+Health&L4=
Programs+and+Services+A+-+J&sid=Eeohhs2&b=terminalcontent&f=dph_environmental_
foodsafety_g_about_foodsafety&csid=Eeohhs2
Michigan: www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1568_2387_2435-12809--,00.html
Minnesota: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/food/code/index.html
Mississippi: www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/30,0,77.html
Missouri: www.dhss.mo.gov/FoodCode/
Montana: www.dphhs.mt.gov/PHSD/Food-consumer/pdf/food_service_establishments_administrative_rule.pdf
Nebraska: www.agr.state.ne.us/regulate/daf/fdcode.htm
Nevada: http://leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-446.html
New Hampshire: www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/FOODPROTECTION/default.htm
New Mexico: www.nmenv.state.nm.us/NMED_regs/food/7_6_2_NMAC.htm
New York: www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/phforum/nycrr10.htm
North Carolina: www.deh.enr.state.nc.us/ehs/Rules/t15a-18a.26.pdf
North Dakota: http://ndhealth.gov/FoodLodging/
Ohio: www.ohioagriculture.gov/foodsafety/
Oklahoma: www.health.state.ok.us/program/cpd/256.pdf
Oregon: http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/foodsafety/rules.shtml
Pennsylvania: www.agriculture.state.pa.us/agriculture/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=137119
Rhode Island: www.healthri.org/environment/food/retail/RI%20FOOD%20CODE2.pdf
South Carolina: www.scdhec.net/health/envhlth/food_protection/regs_pubs.htm
South Dakota: http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Statute=34-18&Type=Statute
Tennessee: www2.state.tn.us/health/GEH/food_service.htm
Texas: www.tdh.state.tx.us/bfds/retail/tfer.html
Utah: www.health.utah.gov/epi/enviroepi/envscv/foodsafety/R392-100.doc
Vermont: www.healthyvermonters.info/hp/foodlodge/fnl.shtml
Virginia: www.vdh.state.va.us/oehs/food/Regs/Food-regs2-02.pdf
Washington: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=246-215
West Virginia: www.wvsos.com/csr/verify.asp?TitleSeries=64-17
Wisconsin: http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/fsrl/codes/index.htm
Wyoming: http://wyagric.state.wy.us/chs/safety.htm
For more information about government advocacy, please contact Kim DeMoulin, DMA Chapter Relations Coordinator, at 800.323.1908 or kdemoulin@dmaonline.org.