2010 Nevada Code
TITLE 40 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 439 Administration of Public Health
NRS 439.090 State Health Officer and Administrator: Qualifications.

NRS 439.090 State Health Officer and Administrator: Qualifications.

1. The State Health Officer must:

(a) Be a citizen of the United States;

(b) Have not less than 5 years' experience in population-based health care; and

(c) Be:

(1) Licensed in good standing or eligible for a license as a physician or administrative physician in Nevada;

(2) Licensed in good standing or eligible for a license as a physician or administrative physician in the District of Columbia or in any state or territory of the United States; or

(3) A physician or administrative physician who has a master's degree or doctoral degree in public health or a related field.

2. The Administrator must have 2 years' experience, or the equivalent, in a responsible administrative position in:

(a) A full-time county or city health facility or department; or

(b) A major health program at a state or national level.

3. As used in this section, "population-based health care" means the use of various approaches to medical care for specific groups or populations based upon common demographic characteristics, risk factors or diseases.

[Part 4:199:1911; A 1919, 221; 1939, 297; 1941, 89; 1943, 215; 1947, 752; 1943 NCL 5238]-(NRS A 1960, 443; 1963, 1184, 1321; 1981, 274; 1983, 833; 2003, 1884; 2009, 2553)