§16-2-11. Local Board of Health; Powers and Duties
(a) A local board of health created, established, and operated pursuant to the provisions of this article shall: (1) Provide the following basic public health services and programs in accordance with state public health performance-based standards:
§16-2-12. Local Health Officer; Term of Appointment; Qualifications; Reappointment; Compensation; and Removal
A local board of health shall appoint a full-time or part-time local health officer. The local health officer shall be a physician or a licensed advanced practice registered nurse with the ability to practice independently currently licensed in this state and knowledgeable in the science of public health. A local health officer serves at the […]
§16-2-3. Authority to Create, Establish and Maintain County Boards of Health; Service Area
A county commission shall create, establish and maintain a county board of health if no other local board of health organized under this article is established and responsible for public health in the service area. The county board of health shall be organized pursuant to and with the powers and duties prescribed by this article. […]
§16-2-4. Authority to Create, Establish and Maintain Municipal Boards of Health; Service Area
The governing body of a municipality may create, establish and maintain a municipal board of health organized pursuant to and with the powers and duties prescribed by this article. The territorial jurisdiction of any municipal board of health is an area including the municipality and all points within a distance of one mile from the […]
§16-2-5. Authority to Create, Establish and Maintain Combined Local Boards of Health; Service Area
Any two or more counties or any county or counties and one or more municipalities within or partially within the county or counties may combine to create, establish and maintain a combined local board of health organized pursuant to and with the powers and duties prescribed by this article. The plan of combination must be […]
§16-2-1. Purpose
Local boards of health, created, established and operated pursuant to the provisions of this article, are responsible for directing, supervising and carrying out matters relating to the public health of their respective counties or municipalities. This article provides that local boards of health may be organized as boards of health serving a single municipality, a […]
§16-2-2. Definitions
Unless the context used clearly requires a different meaning, as used in this article: “Appointing authority” means the county commission or municipality, or combination thereof, that authorized the creation or combination of the local board of health, in whatever form it presently exists; “Basic public health services” means those services that are necessary to protect […]