IC 16-20-3
    Chapter 3. Multiple County Health Departments

IC 16-20-3-1
Establishment; conditions; notice
    Sec. 1. (a) The county executives of at least two (2) adjacentcounties may establish and maintain a multiple county healthdepartment if the following conditions are met:
        (1) The state department approves the establishment of amultiple county health department.
        (2) The county executive of each of the involved countiesapproves a separate ordinance establishing a multiple countyhealth department.
    (b) Upon establishment of a multiple county health department,the county executives shall notify the state department of the action.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

IC 16-20-3-2
Board members; qualifications; appointment
    Sec. 2. (a) There must be at least seven (7) members of a multiplecounty board of health.
    (b) The county executives establishing a multiple county healthdepartment shall determine the following for the multiple countyboard of health:
        (1) The number of members.
        (2) The qualifications of members.
        (3) The number of appointments made by each county.
    (c) The county executive of each county participating in amultiple county board of health shall appoint at least one (1) licensedphysician.
    (d) At least two-thirds (2/3) of the members appointed under thissection must have expertise in public health. The appointees may beany of the following:
        (1) A registered nurse licensed under IC 25-23.
        (2) A registered pharmacist licensed under IC 25-26.
        (3) A dentist licensed under IC 25-14.
        (4) A hospital administrator.
        (5) A social worker.
        (6) An attorney with expertise in health matters.
        (7) A school superintendent.
        (8) A veterinarian licensed under IC 25-38.1.
        (9) A professional engineer registered under IC 25-31.
        (10) An environmental scientist.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.40.

IC 16-20-3-3
Removal of board member; grounds
    Sec. 3. A member of a multiple county board of health may beremoved by the appointing authority if the board member does anyof the following:        (1) Is absent from three (3) consecutive regular board meetings.
        (2) Is absent from four (4) regular board meetings during acalendar year.
        (3) Fails to perform required statutory duties.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

IC 16-20-3-4
Compensation of board members
    Sec. 4. Members of a multiple county board of health may receivecompensation for the performance of their duties as determined bythe fiscal body of the county from which the members wereappointed.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

IC 16-20-3-5
Term of office; staggered terms
    Sec. 5. (a) Each member of a multiple county board of health shallbe appointed for a term of four (4) years.
    (b) Unless otherwise required by law, after December 31, 1991,board members serve staggered terms. The appointing authority shallappoint members of a board in existence on December 31, 1991, andthe initial members of a board established after December 31, 1991,as follows:
        (1) One (1) member shall be appointed for one (1) year.
        (2) Two (2) members shall be appointed for two (2) years.
        (3) Two (2) members shall be appointed for three (3) years.
        (4) Two (2) members shall be appointed for four (4) years.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

IC 16-20-3-6
Vacancies; qualified replacements
    Sec. 6. (a) Members continue to serve until their successors areappointed. When a vacancy occurs, the original appointing authorityshall appoint a qualified person to serve the unexpired term.
    (b) Whenever a vacancy occurs on a multiple county board ofhealth, the local board of health shall provide to the appointingauthority a list of five (5) individuals, at least three (3) of whom musthave professional experience in one (1) of the following areas:
        (1) Medicine.
        (2) Nursing.
        (3) Hospital administration.
        (4) School superintendent.
        (5) Pharmacology.
        (6) Dentistry.
        (7) Veterinary medicine.
        (8) Social work.
        (9) Legal profession.
        (10) Engineering.
        (11) Environmental science.
    (c) The list must include at least one (1) licensed physician. The

appointing authority may select an individual from the list whenfilling a vacancy.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

IC 16-20-3-7
Election of chairman
    Sec. 7. At the first meeting of a multiple county board of healtheach year, the members shall elect a chairman.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

IC 16-20-3-8
Meetings; call; quorum
    Sec. 8. (a) Meetings may be called by any of the following:
        (1) The chairman.
        (2) Four (4) members of the multiple county board of health.
        (3) The local health officer.
    (b) A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for thetransaction of business.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

IC 16-20-3-9
Health officer; appointment; term; qualifications; certification;reappointment; duties
    Sec. 9. (a) A multiple county board of health shall appoint ahealth officer to serve for a term of four (4) years. The health officermust be a licensed physician.
    (b) The appointment of the health officer shall be certified by thecounty executive of each participating county and sent to the statedepartment for the state department's records.
    (c) The health officer is eligible for reappointment.
    (d) The health officer is the executive officer of the multiplecounty health department and shall serve as secretary of the multiplecounty board of health.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

IC 16-20-3-10
Annual levy for maintenance of department; county health fund;appropriations
    Sec. 10. (a) The fiscal body of each county that has become a partof a multiple county health department by ordinance of the countyexecutive shall assess a levy annually on the assessed valuation oftaxable property for maintenance of the multiple county healthdepartment.
    (b) The taxes shall be paid into the county treasury and placed ina special fund to be known as the county health fund. The fund maybe used only for the purpose of this title and may be drawn upon bythe proper officers of the county upon the properly authenticatedvouchers of the multiple county health department.
    (c) Each county fiscal body shall appropriate from the countyhealth fund money necessary to pay the fiscal body's apportioned

share to maintain a multiple county health department in theproportion that the population of the county bears to the totalpopulation of all counties in the multiple county health department.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.