212.240 Duties of county health departments. - Kentucky Statutes

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212.240 Duties of county health departments. County departments of health shall:
(1) Administer and enforce in the county and in all cities and towns situated therein, except as otherwise provided by law, all applicable public health laws of the
Commonwealth and all of the rules and regulations of the secretary of the Cabinet
for Health and Family Services and county board of health issued thereunder; (2) Under the general supervision of the county board of health and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, formulate, promote, establish, and execute policies,
plans, and programs to safeguard the health of the people of the county and
establish, maintain, implement, promote, and conduct facilities and services for the
purpose of protecting the public health; and (3) Make such statistical or other reports relating to the activities of the department as they may deem expedient or as may be required by the county board of health or the
Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 404, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 355, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts
ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(1), (3) and (11). -- Amended 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 209, sec. 4,
effective July 1, 1954. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October
1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2054a-10, 2054a-15.