2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 30 - Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse Prevention, Control and Treatment.
41-30-5 - Division of alcohol and drug misuse; qualifications of director.
§ 41-30-5. Division of alcohol and drug misuse; qualifications of director.
There is hereby created a division of alcohol and drug misuse within the Mississippi State Board of Health or, if the 1974 Regular Session shall enact House Bill 411 and thereby, upon approval by the governor, create a board of mental health or department of mental health, then the division shall be created in such board or department of mental health which shall have as its chief administrative officer the director of the division of alcohol and drug misuse. The director shall be selected by the executive officer of the board and shall receive such compensation as established by the board. The director shall have an advanced academic degree along with experience and training in an area of study providing knowledge of medical-social problems including alcoholism or the organization or administration of treatment services for persons suffering from medical-social problems including alcoholism.
Sources: Laws, 1974, ch. 562, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 1974.
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