(1) Two or more contiguous counties may, by executing an agreement pursuant to the provisions of Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, unite to create and maintain a local health department that does not combine the substance abuse authority and the mental health authority with the local health department.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 26A-1-105

  • Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services created in Section 26B-1-201. See Utah Code 26A-1-102
  • Local health department: means :
         (6)(a) a single county local health department;
         (6)(b) a multicounty local health department;
         (6)(c) a united local health department; or
         (6)(d) a multicounty united local health department. See Utah Code 26A-1-102
  • Mental health authority: means a local mental health authority created in Section 17-43-301. See Utah Code 26A-1-102
  • Multicounty local health department: means a local health department that is formed under Section 26A-1-105 and that serves two or more contiguous counties and municipalities within those counties. See Utah Code 26A-1-102
  • Substance abuse authority: means a local substance abuse authority created in Section 17-43-201. See Utah Code 26A-1-102
(2) Any municipalities within counties comprising a multicounty local health department under Subsection (1) shall be served by the multicounty local health department.