Source: http://wvlegislature.gov/bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB80%20INTR.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=80
Timestamp: 2020-08-12 10:19:53
Document Index: 572097879

Matched Legal Cases: ['§16', '§16', '§16', '§16', '§16', '§16', '§16', '§29', '§16', '§16']

By Senator Ferns
A BILL to amend and reenact §16-2-3, §16-2-11 and §16-2-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to powers and duties of local boards of health; granting county commissions authority to approve, modify or disapprove policies to be implemented by local boards of health; and allowing county commissions to review existing policies and approve, modify or void them.
§16-2-3. Authority to create, establish and maintain county boards of health; service area; health policy approval.
(a) If no other local board of health responsible for public health in a specific service area is organized pursuant to this article a county commission shall approve, create, establish and maintain a county board of health. The county board of health shall be organized and have the powers and duties as set forth in this article.
(b) The service area of any county board of health is the county territorial limits. It shall include all municipalities within the county: Provided, That a municipality within the county territorial limits that operates a municipal board of health and maintains a separate full-time municipal health department under the supervision of a municipal local health officer or, that is a member of a combined local board of health, may not be included in a local board of health.
(c) The county board of health is required to submit any potential health policy to the county commission sixty days prior to the anticipated enforcement and enactment date of the policy. The county commission may by a majority vote of its members enter an order either approving, modifying or disapproving any county-wide health policy which the county board of health wishes to implement. If the county commission enters an order which disapproves the policy, the county board of health may not enact or enforce the policy. The county commission may call up any policy of the county board of health existing prior to the enactment of this section during the 2018 Regular Session of the Legislature and approve, modify or void the policy.
(1) Provide the following basic public health services and programs in accordance with state public health performance-based standards: Provided, That any local board of health created pursuant to §16-2-3 of this code is required to have any policy approved by order of the county commission;
(3) Submit a general plan of operation to the commissioner for approval, if it receives any state or federal money for health purposes. This program plan shall be submitted annually and comply with provisions of the local board of health standards administrative rule: Provided, That the commissioner may not modify or alter any policy of any local board of health created pursuant to §16-2-3 of this code which has been approved by the county commission pursuant to §16-2-3(c) of this code.
(5) Permit the commissioner to act by and through it, as needed. The commissioner may enforce all public health laws of this state, the rules and orders of the secretary, any county commission orders or municipal ordinances of the board's service area relating to public health, and the rules and orders of the local board within the service area of a local board. The commissioner may enforce these laws, rules and orders when, in the opinion of the commissioner, a public health emergency exists or when the local board fails or refuses to enforce public health laws and rules necessary to prevent and control the spread of a communicable or reportable disease dangerous to the public health. The expenses incurred shall be charged against the counties or municipalities concerned Permit the commissioner to act by and through the local board of health when, in the opinion of the commissioner, a public health emergency exists or when the local board fails or refuses to enforce public health laws and rules necessary to prevent and control the spread of a communicable or reportable disease dangerous to the public health. Acting through the local board of health the commissioner may:
(A) Enforce all public health laws of this state;
(B) Enforce the rules and orders of the secretary;
(C) Enforce any county commission orders including orders of the county commission approving local board of health policy;
(D) Enforce any municipal ordinances of the board’s service area relating to public health; and
(E) Enforce the rules and orders of the local board within the service area of a local board.
The expenses incurred shall be charged against the counties or municipalities concerned;
(9) Perform public health duties approved and assigned by order of a county commission or by municipal ordinance consistent with state public health laws; and
(2) Employ or contract with any technical, administrative, clerical or other persons, to serve as needed and at the will and pleasure of the local board of health. Staff and any contractors providing services to the board shall comply with applicable West Virginia certification and licensure requirements. Eligible staff employed by the board shall be covered by the rules of the Division of Personnel under §29-10-6 of this code. However, any local board of health may, in the alternative and with the consent and approval of the appointing authority, establish and adopt a merit system for its eligible employees. The merit system may be similar to the state merit system and may be established by the local board by its order, subject to the approval of the appointing authority, adopting and making applicable to the local health department all, or any portion of any order, rule, standard, or compensation rate in effect in the state merit system as may be desired and as is properly applicable;
(3) Adopt and promulgate and from time to time amend rules consistent with state public health laws and the rules of the West Virginia State Department of Health and Human Resources, that are necessary and proper for the protection of the general health of the service area and the prevention of the introduction, propagation and spread of disease. Any action on these rules requires the approval of the county commission as set forth in §16-2-3(c) of this code. All rules shall be filed with the clerk of the county commission or the clerk or the recorder of the municipality or both and shall be kept by the clerk or recording officer in a separate book as public records;
(a) A local health officer serves as the executive officer of the local board and under its supervision, a local health officer shall administer the provisions of this article, all other laws of this state and the rules and orders of the secretary of the department relating to public health and applicable to the local board's service area, any county commission orders and municipal ordinances of the board's service area relating to public health and the rules and orders of the local board
(a) A local health officer serves as the executive officer of the local board. A local health officer shall administer the provisions of this article including:
(1) Enforcement of laws of this state relating to public health applicable to the local board of health’s service area;
(2) Enforcement of rules and orders of the secretary of the department relative to public health and applicable to the local board’s service area;
(3) Orders of the county commission relative to policy development of the local board of health and applicable to the local board of health’s service area; and
(4) Municipal ordinances of the board’s service area relating to public health and the rules and orders of the local board.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide for approval by the county commission of all health policies enacted by local boards of health.
§16 2-3- has been totally rewritten, therefore it has been completely underscored.