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212.170 Appointment of health officers -- Assistant -- Employees -- Appeals.
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The county board of health of each county having a county department of
health shall, subject to the approval of the Cabinet for Health and Family
Services, appoint a health officer who shall, subject to merit system provisions,
hold office at the pleasure of both the county board and the Cabinet for Health
and Family Services.
A health officer may:
(a) With the approval of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the
local boards of health concerned, serve in such capacity for more than
one county; and
(b) At the discretion of the local board, act as chief administrative officer of
the board.
A health officer may appoint an administrative assistant for each county served
by him subject to the approval of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
An administrative assistant shall exercise such duties as may be delegated to
him by the health officer.
A health officer may employ and fix the compensation of, by contract or
otherwise, subject to the approval of the Cabinet for Health and Family
Services, all medical, technical, clerical, professional, and other employees
necessary for the maintenance and operation of the local health department in
accordance with standards and merit system provisions prescribed by the
Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
In the absence of a local health officer, the secretary for health and family
services or his duly appointed representative shall serve as health officer for
the county concerned.
Appeals under the local health department merit system shall be conducted in
accordance with KRS Chapter 13B.
Effective:June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 399, effective June 20, 2005. -Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 350, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 318, sec. 114, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1982 Ky.
Acts ch. 228, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74,
Art. VI, sec. 107(1) and (11). -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 2. -Amended 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 209, sec. 1. -- Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 153,
sec. 5. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942,
from Ky. Stat. secs. 2054a-1, 2054a-10, 2054a-15, 2054a-18, 2054a-21, 2055.
Legislative Research Commission Note. By virtue of KRS 212.350 to 212.620,
enacted in 1942, this section no longer applies to counties containing a city of
the first class.
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