§ 12-114.01. Food Service Manager Certification.

(a)

Application for a Food Service Manager Certificate must be made to the Department by submitting the following:

(1)

A completed application with a fee prescribed in the Table of Fees; and

(2)

Original written evidence of successful completion, within three (3) years of the date of the application, of a food service manager certification course approved by the Conference for Food Protection (CFP); or

(3)

An original transcript or official grade notification form from a college or other institution or organization offering a CFP approved course or test; or

(4)

Other documentation acceptable to the Department showing successful completion of a CFP approved course or test; or

(5)

A valid food service manager certificate from a local jurisdiction with a reciprocal agreement on certification with the Department.

(b)

A person required to obtain a food service manager certification for a food service facility operated by the Board of Education of Prince George's County, by a volunteer fire company or rescue squad, or a bona fide nonprofit fraternal, civic, veterans', religious, or charitable organization or corporation shall be exempt from the fee provision of this Section.

(c)

A food service manager certificate shall be issued in the name of an individual only, and shall be valid for a period of three (3) years from completion of the certification training or passage of the examination.

(d)

Renewal certificates will be issued upon receipt of the following:

(1)

A complete application along with the fee as prescribed in the Table of fees; and

(2)

An original certificate of successful completion of a food service manager recertification test approved by the Conference for Food Protection (CFP); or

(3)

Proof of having provided a minimum of three (3) training courses, approved by the Department, to staff of the facility or facilities where employed during the previous certification period; or

(4)

Proof of having conducted a monthly self-inspection program approved by the Department during the previous certification period; or

(5)

Evidence of having successfully passed a challenge examination acceptable to the approving authority.

(e)

Application for renewal must be made no later than six (6) months following the expiration of the CFSM card. If more than six (6) months have elapsed, renewal is not possible and the applicant will have to repeat the entire certification process.

(f)

The expiration date will be exactly three (3) years from the expiration date of the old card.

(g)

The fee for the replacement of a food service manager certificate is prescribed in the Table of Fees.

(h)

A food service facility, upon written notice by the Department, will be subject to a fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) on each occasion that said facility fails to provide proof that it is under the immediate control of a certified food service manager during all hours when food is being prepared, handled, or served, except as provided in Subsection (e), above, or that a supervisory employee is currently enrolled in an approved course. Proof of enrollment in an approved course must be submitted to the Department within two (2) weeks of written notification to the facility. Upon revocation of a food service manager certification, a food service facility shall be required to obtain the services of a certified food service manager or shall have enrolled alternate supervisory personnel in an approved training program within two (2) weeks of notification to the facility, or shall be subject to the penalties specified in this Section. Application for certification must be made within one week of satisfactory completion of the course.

(CB-89-2015)