West Virginia Code 16-2-5 – Authority to create, establish and maintain combined local boards of health; service area
Any two or more counties or any county or counties and one or more municipalities within or partially within the county or counties may combine to create, establish and maintain a combined local board of health organized pursuant to and with the powers and duties prescribed by this article. The plan of combination must be approved by the commissioner. The service area of any combined local board of health is the combined territorial limits of the participating municipality or municipalities and county or counties: Provided, That if all or a portion of a participating municipality is located in a nonparticipating county, the service area of the combined local board of health is limited to the territorial limits of the municipality and does not extend to or include any area of the nonparticipating county outside of the municipal limits: Provided, however, That the service area of a combined local board does not extend to or include any area within the service area of a municipal board of health maintaining a separate full-time municipal health department under the supervision of a municipal local health officer.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-2-5
- board: means a board of health serving one or more counties or one or more municipalities or a combination thereof. See West Virginia Code 16-2-2
- Combined local board of health: means one form of organization for a local board of health and means a board of health serving any two or more counties or any county or counties and one or more municipalities within or partially within the county or counties. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health, who is the state health officer. See West Virginia Code 16-2-2
- Department: means the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. See West Virginia Code 16-2-2
- Local health officer: means the individual physician with a current West Virginia license to practice medicine or a licensed advanced practice registered nurse that has the ability to independently practice who supervises and directs the activities of the local health department services, staff and facilities and is appointed by the local board of health. See West Virginia Code 16-2-2
- Municipal board of health: means one form of organization for a local board of health and means a board of health serving a single municipality. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
- Service area: means the territorial jurisdiction of the local board of health. See West Virginia Code 16-2-2