Sec. 14. (a) Local health officers may appoint and employ public health nurses, environmental health specialists, computer programmers, clerks, other personnel, and an administrator of public health, subject to the confirmation of the local board of health, as is necessary and reasonable to carry out and perform the duties of the local health department.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), the employees of local health departments shall perform any of the duties of the health officer delegated by the health officer, with the approval of the local board of health, on the basis of an agent-principal relation.
(c) The public health personnel of local health departments:
(1) must meet the minimum qualification requirements of the local board of health;
(2) by local ordinance, become part of the county classification system for the respective public health personnel positions; and
(3) shall perform additional duties prescribed by the rules of the state department and local board of health under the general supervision of the local health officer.
(d) If an appointee or employee of a local health officer is not a licensed water well driller under IC 25-39-3, the appointee or employee may not inspect the drilling of a water well.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-4-21.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.105-1999, SEC.1; P.L.121-2007, SEC.1; P.L.134-2008, SEC.9.
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