§ 12010. Powers and duties of county departments of health
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 16 P.S. Counties
16 P.S. § 12010
§ 12010. Powers and duties of county departments of health
After it has been established, the county department of health--
(b) shall have the power to employ personnel to assist the board of health and the health director. The recruitment, selection, tenure, removal and working conditions of all personnel shall conform to the standards of personnel administration prescribed by the State Department of Health, except that the State Department of Health shall exercise no authority with respect to the selection, compensation and removal of any individual employed in accordance with such standards, other than the approval of the qualifications of the county health director by the State Secretary of Health as provided in section 8 of this act;1
(d) may cooperate with the departments or boards of health of municipalities exempt from its jurisdiction in accordance with section 14 of this act;2
(f) shall make and enforce such rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the county commissioners or, in the case of a joint-county department of health the joint-county health commission, and institute such programs not inconsistent with law as may be necessary for the promotion and preservation of the public health.
Credits
1951, Aug. 24, P.L. 1304, § 10.
16 P.S. § 12010, PA ST 16 P.S. § 12010
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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