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AR Code § 14-262-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 262 - Local Health Authorities|§ 14-262-109. County or district health departments — Powers and duties

 (a) Each county and district health department shall have and exercise, in addition to all other powers and duties imposed upon it by law, the following powers and duties:  (1) To administer and enforce the laws pertaining to public health and vital statistics and the orders, rules, and standards promulgated by the State Board of Health;  (2) To investigate and control the cause of epidemic and communicable disease affecting the public health;  (3) To establish, maintain, and enforce isolation and quarantine, and, in pursuance thereof and for this purpose only, to exercise such physical control over property and over the persons of the people within the jurisdiction of the department as the department may find necessary for the protection of the public health;  (4) To make any necessary sanitary and health investigations and inspections on its own initiative or in cooperation with the Department of Health as to any matters affecting public health, within the jurisdiction and control of the department;  (5) To cooperate with the Department of Health and the State Board of Health in all matters pertaining to public health;  (6) To initiate and carry out health programs, not inconsistent with law, that may be deemed necessary or desirable for the protection of the public health and the control of disease.    (b) A representative of the county health department may visit any or all schools in a school district when requested to do so by the superintendent of schools or other appropriate official of the district for the purpose of checking for and assisting with medical problems of students at the school.
AR Code § 14-262-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 262 - Local Health Authorities|§ 14-262-110. County or district health departments — Dissolution

 (a) Any county or district health department may be dissolved by a referendum initiated by petition or submitted by vote as prescribed in § 14-262-106.  (b) The proposition shall be stated “FOR the discontinuance of the county (or district) health department” and “AGAINST the discontinuance of the county (or district) health department.”
AR Code § 14-262-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 262 - Local Health Authorities|§ 14-262-111. County or district health departments — Joining or withdrawing

 (a)  (1) Any county adjacent to a district maintaining a district health department may, with the approval of the State Board of Health, become a part of the district by either of the following two (2) methods:  (A) By agreement between the county courts of the counties comprising the district;  (B) By a petition signed by one hundred (100) or more of the qualified electors of the county presented to the county court of the county. The court shall thereupon, by an order, direct the clerk of the county to certify to the county board of election commissioners the proposition to be submitted to the electors of the county at the next general election, and, in the event that a majority vote in favor of the proposition, the county shall thereupon be added to the district.    (2) Upon being accepted into a district, a county shall thereupon become subject to all of the provisions of this act as though it were originally a part of the district.    (b) Any municipal corporation which has voluntarily merged its health department with a county or district health department, under the authority of § 14-262-107, may withdraw from the county or district health department by resolution of its city council, board of trustees, or other governing body; however, no municipal corporation may withdraw from a department within the two-year period following the municipal corporation's becoming a part of the department, and then only after ninety (90) days' written notice given to the department.  (c) Any county which has become a part of a district health department may withdraw from the district health department pursuant to the following procedure: Upon a petition of one hundred (100) or more qualified electors, the county court shall, by an order, direct the county clerk to certify to the county board of election commissioners the question of withdrawal, which shall be submitted to the electors of the county at the next general election; in the event the vote is favorable to the withdrawal, the county court shall thereupon formally withdraw the county from the district health department, but only after ninety (90) days' written notice is given to the district health department, and the withdrawal may not be less than two (2) years after the entry of the county into the district health department.
AR Code § 14-262-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 262 - Local Health Authorities|§ 14-262-112. Public health officers — Powers and duties

 In addition to the other powers and duties conferred and imposed upon a public health officer in this act, the officer, in person or through the other officers and employees of the department, shall have and exercise the following powers and duties:   (1) To administer and enforce the public health laws of the State of Arkansas; the orders, rules, and standards of the State Board of Health; and the orders, rules, and regulations of the county or district board of health;  (2) To exercise all powers and duties conferred and imposed upon county or district health departments not expressly delegated to county or district boards of health by the provisions of this act;  (3) To act as the local registrar of vital statistics for the area over which his or her county or district health department has jurisdiction, as follows:  (A) In county health departments, he or she shall collect fees for this service that shall be credited to the department fund and used in the administration of the department;  (B) In district health departments, the health officer shall appoint a deputy registrar in each county who shall be a full-time employee of the department, and the fees collected for this service shall be credited to the department and used in the administration of the department.    (4) To be custodian of all property and records of the department;  (5) To submit to the State Board of Health an annual report of the administration of his or her department and such information as may be required, to maintain such records as may be prescribed by the State Board of Health, and to provide such reports as may be requested, including the provision of an annual report.
AR Code § 14-262-113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 262 - Local Health Authorities|§ 14-262-113. County or district boards of health — Appointment

 (a) Within thirty (30) days after the entry of an order by the county court to establish and maintain a county or district health department, the county court or courts, as the case may be, shall proceed to organize the department by the appointment of a county or district board of health.  (b)  (1) Every county board of health shall consist of five (5) members, at least one (1) of whom shall have a degree of Doctor of Medicine from a medical school approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals, or its successor, of the American Medical Association, to be appointed by the county judge for five-year terms, except that the members first appointed shall be so designated so that one shall serve for one (1) year, one for two (2) years, one for three (3) years, one for four (4) years, and one for five (5) years, from January 1 of the year appointed. Thereafter, full term appointments shall be for five (5) years.  (2) All members shall be residents of the county.  (3) Appointments shall be made to the board so that no business or professional group shall constitute a majority of the board.  (4) Any vacancy on the board shall be filled by the county judge in the same manner as full-term appointments by the appointment of a qualified person for the unexpired term.    (c)  (1) Every district board of health shall consist of two (2) members for each county who shall reside in the county from which they are appointed, one (1) of whom shall have a degree of Doctor of Medicine from a medical school approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals, or its successor, of the American Medical Association, to be appointed by the county judge of the county in which they reside, together with one (1) additional member to be chosen from the district by the members so appointed; however, the additional member shall not be a member of the medical profession.  (2) The members of the board of health first appointed shall be designated by the county judge so that one member from each county shall serve for three (3) years and one member for five (5) years; thereafter, all full-term appointments shall be for five (5) years. The additional member to be chosen by the members so appointed shall serve five (5) years.  (3) Appointments shall be made to the board so that no business or professional group shall constitute a majority of the board.  (4) Any vacancy on the board shall be filled by the county judge in the same manner as full-term appointments by the appointment of a qualified person for the unexpired term.
AR Code § 14-262-114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 262 - Local Health Authorities|§ 14-262-114. County or district boards of health — Meetings — Compensation

 (a)  (1) Each board shall, at its organizational meeting, elect from its members a president and such other officers as it shall determine.  (2) The public health officer of the county or district health department, as provided in this act, may serve as secretary, in the discretion of the board, but he shall not be a member of the board.  (3) All officers shall hold office at the pleasure of the board.    (b)  (1) Regular meetings of the board shall be held not less than once every year, at such time as it may be fixed by resolution of the board.  (2) Special meetings of the board may be called by the president, by the county or district public health officer, or by a majority of the members of the board, at any time with three (3) days' notice by mail or, in case of emergency, with twenty-four (24) hours' notice by telephone or telegraph.  (3) The board may adopt, and at any time may amend, bylaws in relation to its meetings and the transaction of its business.  (4) A majority shall constitute a quorum of the board.  (5) Members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed by the county in which the member resides for the actual and legal expenses incurred in attending any called regular or special meeting of the board.
AR Code § 14-262-115 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 262 - Local Health Authorities|§ 14-262-115. County or district boards of health — Powers and duties

 (a) In addition to all other powers and duties conferred and imposed upon county and district boards of health by the provisions of this act, the boards shall have and exercise the following specific powers and duties:  (1) To provide, equip, and maintain suitable offices and all necessary facilities for the proper administration and operation of the county or district health department;  (2) To determine general policies to be followed by the public health officer in administering and enforcing the public health laws, rules, and regulations of the board and the orders, rules, and standards promulgated by the State Board of Health;  (3) To act in an advisory capacity to the public health officer on all matters pertaining to public health;  (4) To issue from time to time such orders and to adopt such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the public health laws of this state nor with the orders and rules of the State Board of Health, as the board may deem necessary for the proper exercise of the powers and duties vested in or imposed upon a county or district health department or board of health by this act.    (b) All statutes, rules, and regulations in force on February 28, 1949, which relate to matters concerning public health in municipalities coming under the jurisdiction of the county or district boards, as set forth in § 14-262-107, shall remain in full force and shall be enforceable by the boards unless and until they are amended or repealed by proper authority or unless they are repugnant to the provisions of this act.
AR Code § 14-262-117 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 262 - Local Health Authorities|§ 14-262-117. Legal action and adviser

 The prosecuting attorney of the judicial circuits, his deputy, or the city attorney, the case as may be, shall, without fee or reward, advise and give legal assistance to the public health officer and the county, district, or city board of health and shall bring any civil or criminal action upon the request of the health officer, the county, district, or city board of health, or the State Board of Health on all questions relating to the enforcement of the provisions of this act.
AR Code § 14-262-118 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 262 - Local Health Authorities|§ 14-262-118. Employment status

 Those employees of city and county health offices who are occupying state-authorized positions and are being paid by the Department of Health from either state or federal funds shall be deemed to be state employees under the full direction and supervision of the Department of Health.
AR Code § 14-262-119 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 262 - Local Health Authorities|§ 14-262-119. County Organization of State Aid Fund

 (a)  (1) In addition to any and all other appropriations made for the State Board of Health, there may be made an appropriation which shall be known as the “County Organization of State Aid Fund”, which shall be expended exclusively for this purpose.  (2) The fund shall be available to any county whenever the county shall make an appropriation of an adequate sum of money, to be approved by the Secretary of the Department of Health, necessary to do effective work.  (3) All counties which shall be found organized for this work on July 1 of each year shall receive priority in the allocation of funds.    (b)  (1) Before any county shall receive state aid under the provisions of this section, a cooperative budget shall be prepared by the county judge, the Secretary of the Department of Health, and any other agency which may be contributing and shall be signed by each.  (2) The Secretary of the Department of Health shall draw vouchers against the fund, as provided in the cooperative budget, in the usual manner.
AR Code § 14-263-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 263 - Board Of Governors For County Hospitals|§ 14-263-101. Legislative intent

 (a) It is found and determined by the General Assembly that § 14-14-101 et seq. specifically repealed the existing laws relating to county hospital boards of governors and provided that county hospital boards of governors, along with various other county boards and commissions, would cease to exist on July 1, 1978, or sooner if so provided by ordinance of the quorum court, and that the functions and duties of those boards would thereafter be assigned to various county departments.  (b) The General Assembly declares that it would be highly detrimental to the various county hospitals in this state to abolish the boards of governors of those hospitals and to transfer the responsibility for the management and operation of those hospitals to a county department.  (c) It is the purpose and intent of the General Assembly to substantially reenact the laws relating to county hospital boards of governors which were repealed by § 117 of Acts 1977, No. 742, to amend § 14-14-712 so as to exclude county hospital boards of governors from the provisions of § 14-14-712, relating to the reorganization of county boards and commissions, and to assure that the various county hospital boards of governors in the state will continue to function and have the authority and responsibility for the management, control, and operation of the respective county hospitals in substantially the same manner and to the same extent as was provided in Acts 1949, No. 481 [repealed] and the various acts amendatory and supplemental thereto, as if those acts had not been repealed and as if county hospital boards of governors had never been included in the provisions of § 14-14-712; however, in keeping with the intent of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 55, the quorum courts of the respective counties shall have the authority as set forth in this chapter and § 14-14-712 regarding the appointment and functions of county hospital boards of governors.
AR Code § 14-263-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 263 - Board Of Governors For County Hospitals|§ 14-263-102. Continuation of existing boards of governors

 (a) The various county hospital boards of governors in existence on August 15, 1977, shall continue in existence and shall function under the provisions of this chapter.  (b) The members of all those boards serving on August 15, 1977, shall continue to serve for the respective terms for which they were appointed, and their successors shall be selected in the manner and for the terms provided in this chapter.
AR Code § 14-263-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 263 - Board Of Governors For County Hospitals|§ 14-263-103. Creation

 (a) There is created in each county in this state owning a county hospital a board of governors which shall be charged with the responsibility of the management, control, and operation of the county hospital as provided in this chapter.  (b)  (1) If there is more than one (1) county hospital in any one (1) county, the hospitals may be operated under the management and control of a single board of governors, or the quorum court of the county, if it so elects, may establish, by an appropriate ordinance, a board of governors of each county hospital.  (2) The ordinance of the quorum court providing for a separate board of governors for each such hospital shall designate the county hospital over which each board shall have jurisdiction.  (3) When the quorum court establishes a separate board of governors for each county hospital in the county, each board of governors shall be constituted, shall be appointed, and shall have the duties, powers, and responsibilities with reference to the county hospital over which it has jurisdiction as specified in this chapter.    (c) The existence of a board of governors is no longer required once the county rather than the board of governors has leased the hospital facilities in accordance with § 14-263-106.
AR Code § 14-263-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 263 - Board Of Governors For County Hospitals|§ 14-263-104. Members

 (a) The board of governors shall consist of seven (7) members, who shall be qualified electors of the county in which the hospital is located and who shall be appointed by the county judge and approved by the quorum court.  (b)  (1) The regular term of office of each member so appointed by the county judge and approved by the quorum court shall begin as of July 1 next following the expiration of the term of his predecessor and shall end on June 30 of the seventh year thereafter; however, the terms of the original members shall be designated and arranged by the county judge so that the term of one (1) member shall expire on June 30 next following the date of his appointment, and the terms of the other members shall expire, respectively, on June 30 of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth years thereafter.  (2) Interim appointments shall be for the unexpired term.  (3) Each board member shall hold office after the expiration of his term of office until his successor has been appointed and qualified.  (4) All appointments made to fill vacancies caused by expiration of terms or by death shall be for a period of seven (7) years.  (5) The duty to appoint the initial members of the board and to fill vacancies in case of death, resignation, expiration of terms, or for any other reason shall be that of the county judge with approval of the quorum court.    (c)  (1) In any county in which there are two (2) county-owned hospitals under the management, control, and direction of a single board of governors, the membership of the board of governors for those hospitals may be increased to eight (8) members, by ordinance of the quorum court.  (2) When a county hospital board of governors is increased to eight (8) members as authorized in this subsection, the additional member of the board shall be appointed in the same manner, shall possess the same qualifications, shall have the same authority and responsibility, and shall be subject to removal for cause as other members of the board.  (3) When the membership of a board is increased to eight (8) members, the person first appointed to fill the additional position shall be appointed for a term of eight (8) years, and thereafter all successor appointments to the board shall be for terms of eight (8) years in such manner that the term of one (1) member of the board shall expire each year.    (d) In the event of misconduct or refusal to act, any member of the board may be removed for cause.  (e) The board of governors shall be an honorary board, and its members shall receive no compensation for their services, nor shall they be liable individually for any civil damages arising out of the operation of the hospital.