2010 Nevada Code
TITLE 40 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 439 Administration of Public Health
NRS 439.368 Appointment, qualifications, powers and compensation of district health officer; clinical program requiring medical assessment must be supervised by physician.

NRS 439.368 Appointment, qualifications, powers and compensation of district health officer; clinical program requiring medical assessment must be supervised by physician.

1. The district board of health shall appoint a district health officer for the health district who shall have full authority as a county health officer in the health district.

2. The district health officer must:

(a) Be licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in this State; and

(b) Have at least the following additional education and experience:

(1) A master's degree in public health, health care administration, public administration, business administration or a related field; and

(2) Ten years of management experience in an administrative position in a local, state or national public health department, program, organization or agency.

3. The district health officer is entitled to receive a salary fixed by the district board of health and serves at the pleasure of the board.

4. Any clinical program of a district board of health which requires medical assessment must be carried out under the direction of a physician.

(Added to NRS by 2005, 2465)

District Board of Health and District Health Officer in Counties Whose Population is Less Than 400,000