§ 16-20-3-2 — Board members; qualifications; appointment

(a) There must be at least seven (7) members
of a multiple county board of health.
(b) The county executives establishing a multiple county health
department shall determine the following for the multiple county board
of health:
(1) The number of members.
(2) The qualifications of members.
(3) The number of appointments made by each county.
(c) The county executive of each county participating in a multiple
county board of health shall appoint the members of the multiple
county board of health, except that the executive of the most populous
municipality of the participating counties of the multiple county board
of health shall appoint one (1) member to the multiple county board of
health.
(d) The appointments made by the county executives must meet the
following requirements:
(1) At least five (5) individuals appointed to the multiple county
board of health must be knowledgeable in clinical and public
health and also be one (1) 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) At least one (1) individual who either has public health
knowledge or is a member of the public and is recommended by
any of the participating county fiscal bodies.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3.9-2(a).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.40; P.L.164-2023, SEC.29.