§ 41-3-37. Appointment of county health officer
A competent physician shall be appointed county health officer for each county by the State Board of Health or its executive officer. Said board shall cause the appointment to be certified by its secretary to the board of supervisors of the county for which the appointment was made.
§ 41-3-41. Duties of county health officer
It shall be the duty of the county health officer to administer programs and enforce the public health provisions of the Mississippi Code and the rules and regulations of the state board of health applicable in his county. He shall report his actions and all informations and results of his investigations to the board of […]
§ 41-3-5.1. Executive officer; qualifications; term of office; removal
The State Department of Health shall be headed by an executive officer who shall be appointed by the State Board of Health. The executive officer shall be either a physician who has earned a graduate degree in public health or health care administration, or a physician who in the opinion of the board is fitted […]
§ 41-3-6. State Board of Health to review existing legislation pertaining to public health and to submit new legislation
It shall be the duty of the State Board of Health to review the statutes of the State of Mississippi affecting public health and submit at least thirty (30) days prior to each regular session of the Legislature any proposed legislation as may be necessary to enhance the effective and efficient delivery of public health […]
§ 41-3-13. Findings; WISEWOMAN and WISEMAN pilot programs established to reduce the incidences of certain chronic diseases among Mississippians through education, prevention and early screening and detection
The Legislature makes the following findings: Chronic diseases are among the most prevalent, costly and preventable of all health problems. Screening tests are currently available that can detect heart disease, breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer and other chronic diseases early, when they can be most effectively treated, managed or controlled. The risk […]
§ 41-3-15. General powers, duties and authority of State Board of Health; certain specific powers of State Department of Health; general powers and duties of executive director; establishment of office of rural health
There shall be a State Department of Health. The State Board of Health shall have the following powers and duties: To formulate the policy of the State Department of Health regarding public health matters within the jurisdiction of the department; To adopt, modify, repeal and promulgate, after due notice and hearing, and enforce rules and […]
§ 41-3-1.1. Reconstitution of State Board of Health; qualifications, appointment, and terms of members; statement of economic interest; recusal from participation in certain matters
The State Board of Health is continued and reconstituted as follows: There is created the State Board of Health which, from and after March 30, 2007, shall consist of eleven (11) members appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate, as follows: Five (5) members of the board shall be currently licensed physicians of […]
§ 41-3-3. Oath of members
Each person appointed as a member of the State Board of Health shall immediately take the oath prescribed by Section 268 of the Constitution and file a certificate thereof in the Office of the Secretary of State. Thereupon a commission shall be issued to him under the terms as specified in Section 41-3-1.
§ 41-3-4. Chairman and vice-chairman; meetings; automatic termination of members’ terms of office for nonattendance; compensation
There shall be a Chairman and Vice Chairman of the State Board of Health elected by and from its membership at the first meeting of the board; and the chairman shall be the presiding officer of the board. The chairman shall always be a physician member of the board. The board shall adopt rules and […]