2015 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 40 - Public Health and Safety
RS 40:2 - State health officer
§2. State health officer
The state health officer shall be a licensed and practicing physician in the state of Louisiana and continue to be so qualified during his term of office. He shall be a full time employee of the Department of Health and Hospitals. The secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals may designate any department employee, including himself, as state health officer. No order, rule, or regulation issued by the state health officer shall take effect until it is approved and signed by the secretary.
Acts 1976, No. 346, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
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