§ 41-3-53. Maintenance of county department of health
The board of supervisors shall be authorized to make such appropriations for the department of health as may be necessary to pay the salary of the director, and the salaries of all necessary sanitary inspectors, nurses, and such other employees as may be employed for carrying on the work. The board shall be authorized to […]
§ 41-3-57. Municipal regulation of health
Any municipality may pass public health laws or ordinances and enforce the collection and registration of birth, health, and mortuary statistics. However, such power shall be subject to and not inconsistent with the rules and regulations of the state board of health touching the health interests of the county in which such municipality is situated. […]
§ 41-3-16. Local governments and rural water systems improvements revolving loan and grant program
There is established a local governments and rural water systems improvements revolving loan and grant program to be administered by the State Department of Health, referred to in this section as “department,” for the purpose of assisting counties, incorporated municipalities, districts or other water organizations that have been granted tax-exempt status under either federal or […]
§ 41-3-17. Power to make and publish rules and regulations
The State Board of Health is authorized to make and publish all reasonable rules and regulations necessary to enable it to discharge its duties and powers and to carry out the purposes and objectives of its creation. It is further authorized to make reasonable sanitary rules and regulations, to be enforced in the several counties […]
§ 41-3-18. Assessment of fees
The board shall assess fees in the following amounts and for the following purposes: Food establishment annual permit fee, based on the assessment factors of the establishment as follows: Assessment Category 1. . . . .$ 30.00 Assessment Category 2. . . . .100.00 Assessment Category 3. . . . .150.00 Assessment Category 4. . […]
§ 41-3-19. Report to the Governor
It is the duty of the State Board of Health to make a report, in writing, to the Governor, on or before the first day of December next preceding each session, not an extraordinary session of the Legislature, upon the sanitary condition, prospect, and needs of the state, setting forth the action of said board, […]
§ 41-3-20. Repeal of Sections 41-3-1.1 through 41-3-19
Sections 41-3-1.1, 41-3-3, 41-3-4, 41-3-5.1, 41-3-6, 41-3-15, 41-3-16, 41-3-17, 41-3-18 and 41-3-19, which create the reconstituted State Board of Health, establish the position of Executive Officer of the State Department of Health and establish the State Department of Health and prescribe its powers and duties, shall stand repealed on July 1, 2021.
§ 41-3-21. Mississippi Public Health Laboratory created; powers and duties
There is hereby established the Mississippi Public Health Laboratory in the Mississippi State Department of Health. The Mississippi Public Health Laboratory shall have the following powers and duties: To perform such laboratory tests and procedures as shall be determined beneficial to the health of the people of Mississippi; To apply for and maintain any and […]
§ 41-3-22. Mississippi State Public Health Laboratory named the Dr. F.E. “Ed” Thompson, Jr., Mississippi State Public Health Laboratory
The Mississippi State Public Health Laboratory, located at 570 East Woodrow Wilson in Jackson, Mississippi, shall be named the Dr. F.E. “Ed” Thompson, Jr., Mississippi State Public Health Laboratory.The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque, to be placed in a prominent place within the Dr. F.E. “Ed” Thompson, […]
§ 41-3-23. Mississippi Public Health Laboratory Fund established; use of other funds to support Mississippi Public Health Laboratory authorized
There is established in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Mississippi Public Health Laboratory Fund, which shall be comprised of any funds that are authorized or required to be deposited in the special fund including, but not limited to, all laboratory fees collected and other income generated by the laboratory.Monies […]