§ 16-20-2-5 — Membership selection criteria

Indiana § 16-20-2-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 20: LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
• Ch. 2: Local Boards of Health

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(a) For a county with a population of at least
two hundred thousand (200,000), the members of a local board of
health shall be chosen as follows:
(1) Five (5) persons knowledgeable in clinical and public health,
at least two (2) of whom are licensed physicians, and appointed
by the county executive. The other appointees may be any of the
following:
(A) A registered nurse licensed under IC 25-23.
(B) A registered pharmacist licensed under IC 25-26.
(C) A dentist licensed under IC 25-14.
(D) A hospital administrator.
(E) A social worker.
(F) An attorney with expertise in health matters.
(G) A school superintendent.
(H) A veterinarian licensed under IC 25-38.1.
(I) A professional engineer registered under IC 25-31.
(J) An environmental scientist.
(K) A physician assistant licensed under IC 25-27.5.
(L) A public health professional, including an epidemiologist.
(2) One (1) representative of the general public, appointed by the
county executive.
(3) One (1) individual appointed by the county fiscal body who
either:
(A) has public health knowledge; or
(B) is a member of the general public.
(4) Two (2) representatives appointed by the county executive,
one (1) each from a list of three (3) recommendations from each
executive of the county's two (2) most populous municipalities in
the county of individuals described in subdivision (1)(B) through
(1)(K).
(b) For a county with a population of less than two hundred
thousand (200,000), the members of a local board of health shall be
chosen as follows:
(1) Five (5) persons knowledgeable in clinical and public health,
at least one (1) of whom is a physician, and appointed by the
county executive. The other appointees may be any of the
following:
(A) A physician licensed under IC 25-22.5.
(B) A registered nurse licensed under IC 25-23.
(C) A registered pharmacist licensed under IC 25-26.
(D) A dentist licensed under IC 25-14.
(E) A hospital administrator.
(F) A social worker.
(G) An attorney with expertise in health matters.
(H) A school superintendent.
(I) A veterinarian licensed under IC 25-38.1.
(J) A professional engineer registered under IC 25-31.
(K) An environmental scientist.
(L) A physician assistant licensed under IC 25-27.5.
(M) A public health professional, including an epidemiologist.
(2) One (1) person who either has public health knowledge or is
a member of the general public, and is appointed by the county
fiscal body.
(3) One (1) person appointed by the county executive from a list
of three (3) recommendations by the executive of the most
populous municipality in the county of individuals described in
subdivision (1)(C) through (1)(M).
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3.8-4.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.39; P.L.164-2023, SEC.23.