16-20-3-9. Health officer; appointment; term; qualifications; certification; reappointment; duties

IN Code § 16-20-3-9 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 9. (a) A multiple county board of health shall appoint a health officer to serve for a term of four (4) years. The health officer must be a licensed physician.

(b) The appointment of the health officer shall be certified by the county executive of each participating county and sent to the state department for the state department's records.

(c) The health officer is eligible for reappointment.

(d) The health officer is the executive officer of the multiple county health department and shall serve as secretary of the multiple county board of health.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3.9-6.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.