Virginia

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§ 32.1-30

Local health departments

Each county and city shall establish and maintain a local department of health which shall be headed by a local health director. Each such local health director shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in this Commonwealth.

History

1979, c. 711.

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Amendment Attempts

HB1097: Health directors, local; Commissioner of Health may appoint non-physician qualified by experience. (failed)
SB993: State Health Commissioner; local health directors, qualifications. (failed)
SB993: State Health Commissioner; local health directors, qualifications.
SB993: State Health Commissioner; local health directors, qualifications.
SB192: Health director, local; qualifications. (passed)
SB617: Health, Commissioner of, and local health director; qualifications, local variances.