§ 25-1-520. Clean Syringe Exchange Programs – Operation – Approval – Reporting Requirements
A county public health agency or district public health agency may request approval from its county board of health or district board of health, referred to in this section as the “board”, for a clean syringe exchange program operated by the agency or by a nonprofit organization with which the agency contracts to operate the […]
§ 25-1-508. County or District Boards of Public Health – Public Health Directors
Within ninety days after the adoption of a resolution to establish and maintain a county public health agency or to participate in a district public health agency, the respective board of county commissioners shall proceed to organize the agency by the appointment of a county or district board of health, referred to in this part […]
§ 25-1-509. County and District Public Health Directors
The director of each agency shall be the public health director. All other personnel required by an agency shall be selected by the public health director. All personnel shall perform duties as prescribed by the public health director. In the event of a public health emergency, the agency shall issue orders and adopt rules consistent […]
§ 25-1-510. County or District Board Unable or Unwilling to Act
If the county or district board is unable or unwilling to efficiently or promptly abate a nuisance or prevent the introduction or spread of a contagious or infectious disease, the county or district board or agency shall notify the state department and request assistance to take measures that will abate the nuisance or prevent the […]
§ 25-1-511. County Treasurer – Agency Funds
In the case of a county public health agency, the county treasurer, as a part of his or her official duties as county treasurer, shall serve as treasurer of the agency, and the treasurer’s official bond as county treasurer shall extend to and cover his or her duties as treasurer of the agency. In the […]
§ 25-1-512. Allocation of Moneys – Public Health Services Support Fund – Created
The state department shall allocate any moneys that the general assembly may appropriate for distribution to county or district public health agencies organized pursuant to this part 5 for the provision of local health services. The state board shall determine the basis for the allocation of moneys to the agencies. In determining the allocation of […]
§ 25-1-513. Enlargement of or Withdrawal From Public Health Agency
Any county contiguous to a district maintaining a district public health agency may become a part of the district by agreement between its board of county commissioners and the boards of county commissioners of the counties comprising the district. The county, upon being accepted into the district, shall thereupon become subject to the provisions of […]
§ 25-1-514. Legal Adviser – County Attorney – Actions
The county attorney for the county or the district attorney of the judicial district in which a cause of action arises shall bring any civil or criminal action requested by a county or district public health director to abate a condition that exists in violation of, or to restrain or enjoin any action that is […]
§ 25-1-515. Judicial Review of Decisions
Any person aggrieved and affected by a decision of a county or district board of health or a public health director acting under the provisions of this part 5 shall be entitled to judicial review by filing, in the district court of any county over which the county or district board or public health director […]
§ 25-1-516. Unlawful Acts – Penalties
It is unlawful for any person, association, or corporation and the officers thereof to: Willfully violate, disobey, or disregard the provisions of the public health laws or the terms of any lawful notice, order, standard, or rule; Fail to make or file a report required by law or rule of the state board relating to […]