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Home » US Law » 2022 New York Laws » Consolidated Laws » PBH - Public Health » Article 3 - Local Health Organization » Title 3 - County and Part-County Health Districts » 343 – County or Part-County Boards of Health; Organization; Appointment.
§   343.   County  or  part-county  boards  of  health;  organization;
appointment.  1. The board of health of a county or  part-county  health
district  shall  consist of seven members, one of whom shall be a member
of the board of supervisors, selected by the board of  supervisors,  and
at  least  three of whom shall be physicians licensed to practice in the
state of New York, and in addition thereto, each city  which  becomes  a
part  of  the county or part-county health district shall be entitled to
one additional representative member on the board of health.
  2. The members of the board of  health  of  a  county  or  part-county
health district shall be residents of the health district.
  3.  (a)  The  members of the board of health shall be appointed by the
board of supervisors.

(b) The county medical society of the county in which a county or part-county health district is established may submit to the board of supervisors a list of physicians from which the board of supervisors may choose the medical members of the board of health.

(c) The additional city representative members of the board of health shall each be appointed by the board of supervisors from a list of three persons submitted by the mayor or other administrative head of such city. Such city representative members so appointed shall have all the powers and duties conferred upon other members of said board.