135A.4 GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL.
1. A governmental public health advisory council is established
to advise the department and make policy recommendations to the
director of the department concerning administration, implementation,
and coordination of this chapter and to make recommendations to the
department regarding the governmental public health system. The
council shall meet at a minimum of quarterly. The council shall
consist of no fewer than fifteen members and no greater than
twenty-three members. The members shall be appointed by the
director. The director may solicit and consider recommendations from
professional organizations, associations, and academic institutions
in making appointments to the council.
2. Council members shall not be members of the governmental
public health evaluation committee.
3. Council members shall serve for a term of two years and may be
reappointed for a maximum of three consecutive terms. Initial
appointment shall be in staggered terms. Vacancies shall be filled
for the remainder of the original appointment.
4. The membership of the council shall satisfy all of the
following requirements:
a. One member who has expertise in injury prevention.
b. One member who has expertise in environmental health.
c. One member who has expertise in emergency preparedness.
d. One member who has expertise in health promotion and
chronic disease prevention.
e. One member who has epidemiological expertise in
communicable and infectious disease prevention and control.
f. One member representing each of Iowa's six public health
regions who is an employee of a designated local public health agency
or member of a local board of health. Such members shall include a
minimum of one local public health administrator and one physician
member of a local board of health.
g. Two members who are representatives of the department.
h. The director of the state hygienic laboratory at the
university of Iowa, or the director's designee.
i. At least one representative from academic institutions
which grant undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in public health
or other related health field and are accredited by a nationally
recognized accrediting agency as determined by the United States
secretary of education. For purposes of this paragraph,
"accredited" means a certification of the quality of an
institution of higher education.
j. Two members who serve on a county board of supervisors.
k. Four nonvoting, ex officio members who shall consist of
four members of the general assembly, two from the senate and two
from the house of representatives, with not more than one member from
each chamber being from the same political party. The two senators
shall be designated, one member each, by the majority leader of the
senate after consultation with the president and by the minority
leader of the senate. The two representatives shall be designated,
one member each, by the speaker of the house of representatives after
consultation with the majority leader of the house of representatives
and by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
l. A member of the state board of health who shall be a
nonvoting, ex officio member.
5. The council may utilize other relevant public health expertise
when necessary to carry out its roles and responsibilities.
6. The council shall do all of the following:
a. Advise the department and make policy recommendations to
the director of the department concerning administration,
implementation, and coordination of this chapter and the governmental
public health system.
b. Propose to the director public health standards that
should be utilized for voluntary accreditation of designated local
public health agencies and the department that include but are not
limited to the organizational capacity and public health service
components described in section 135A.6, subsection 1, by October 1,
2009.
c. Recommend to the department an accrediting entity and
identify the roles and responsibilities for the oversight and
implementation of the voluntary accreditation of designated local
public health agencies and the department by January 2, 2010. This
shall include completion of a pilot accreditation process for one
designated local public health agency and the department by July 1,
2011.
d. Recommend to the director strategies to implement
voluntary accreditation of designated local public health agencies
and the department effective January 2, 2012.
e. Periodically review and make recommendations to the
department regarding revisions to the public health standards
pursuant to paragraph "b", as needed and based on reports
prepared by the governmental public health evaluation committee
pursuant to section 135A.5.
f. Review rules developed and adopted by the state board of
health under this chapter and make recommendations to the department
for revisions to further promote implementation of this chapter and
modernization of the governmental public health system.
g. Form and utilize subcommittees as necessary to carry out
the duties of the council.
135A.4 GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL.
1. A governmental public health advisory council is established
to advise the department and make policy recommendations to the
director of the department concerning administration, implementation,
and coordination of this chapter and to make recommendations to the
department regarding the governmental public health system. The
council shall meet at a minimum of quarterly. The council shall
consist of no fewer than fifteen members and no greater than
twenty-three members. The members shall be appointed by the
director. The director may solicit and consider recommendations from
professional organizations, associations, and academic institutions
in making appointments to the council.
2. Council members shall not be members of the governmental
public health evaluation committee.
3. Council members shall serve for a term of two years and may be
reappointed for a maximum of three consecutive terms. Initial
appointment shall be in staggered terms. Vacancies shall be filled
for the remainder of the original appointment.
4. The membership of the council shall satisfy all of the
following requirements:
a. One member who has expertise in injury prevention.
b. One member who has expertise in environmental health.
c. One member who has expertise in emergency preparedness.
d. One member who has expertise in health promotion and
chronic disease prevention.
e. One member who has epidemiological expertise in
communicable and infectious disease prevention and control.
f. One member representing each of Iowa's six public health
regions who is an employee of a designated local public health agency
or member of a local board of health. Such members shall include a
minimum of one local public health administrator and one physician
member of a local board of health.
g. Two members who are representatives of the department.
h. The director of the state hygienic laboratory at the
university of Iowa, or the director's designee.
i. At least one representative from academic institutions
which grant undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in public health
or other related health field and are accredited by a nationally
recognized accrediting agency as determined by the United States
secretary of education. For purposes of this paragraph,
"accredited" means a certification of the quality of an
institution of higher education.
j. Two members who serve on a county board of supervisors.
k. Four nonvoting, ex officio members who shall consist of
four members of the general assembly, two from the senate and two
from the house of representatives, with not more than one member from
each chamber being from the same political party. The two senators
shall be designated, one member each, by the majority leader of the
senate after consultation with the president and by the minority
leader of the senate. The two representatives shall be designated,
one member each, by the speaker of the house of representatives after
consultation with the majority leader of the house of representatives
and by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
l. A member of the state board of health who shall be a
nonvoting, ex officio member.
5. The council may utilize other relevant public health expertise
when necessary to carry out its roles and responsibilities.
6. The council shall do all of the following:
a. Advise the department and make policy recommendations to
the director of the department concerning administration,
implementation, and coordination of this chapter and the governmental
public health system.
b. Propose to the director public health standards that
should be utilized for voluntary accreditation of designated local
public health agencies and the department that include but are not
limited to the organizational capacity and public health service
components described in section 135A.6, subsection 1, by October 1,
2009.
c. Recommend to the department an accrediting entity and
identify the roles and responsibilities for the oversight and
implementation of the voluntary accreditation of designated local
public health agencies and the department by January 2, 2010. This
shall include completion of a pilot accreditation process for one
designated local public health agency and the department by July 1,
2011.
d. Recommend to the director strategies to implement
voluntary accreditation of designated local public health agencies
and the department effective January 2, 2012.
e. Periodically review and make recommendations to the
department regarding revisions to the public health standards
pursuant to paragraph "b", as needed and based on reports
prepared by the governmental public health evaluation committee
pursuant to section 135A.5.
f. Review rules developed and adopted by the state board of
health under this chapter and make recommendations to the department
for revisions to further promote implementation of this chapter and
modernization of the governmental public health system.
g. Form and utilize subcommittees as necessary to carry out
the duties of the council.
135A.4 GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL.
1. A governmental public health advisory council is established
to advise the department and make policy recommendations to the
director of the department concerning administration, implementation,
and coordination of this chapter and to make recommendations to the
department regarding the governmental public health system. The
council shall meet at a minimum of quarterly. The council shall
consist of no fewer than fifteen members and no greater than
twenty-three members. The members shall be appointed by the
director. The director may solicit and consider recommendations from
professional organizations, associations, and academic institutions
in making appointments to the council.
2. Council members shall not be members of the governmental
public health evaluation committee.
3. Council members shall serve for a term of two years and may be
reappointed for a maximum of three consecutive terms. Initial
appointment shall be in staggered terms. Vacancies shall be filled
for the remainder of the original appointment.
4. The membership of the council shall satisfy all of the
following requirements:
a. One member who has expertise in injury prevention.
b. One member who has expertise in environmental health.
c. One member who has expertise in emergency preparedness.
d. One member who has expertise in health promotion and
chronic disease prevention.
e. One member who has epidemiological expertise in
communicable and infectious disease prevention and control.
f. One member representing each of Iowa's six public health
regions who is an employee of a designated local public health agency
or member of a local board of health. Such members shall include a
minimum of one local public health administrator and one physician
member of a local board of health.
g. Two members who are representatives of the department.
h. The director of the state hygienic laboratory at the
university of Iowa, or the director's designee.
i. At least one representative from academic institutions
which grant undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in public health
or other related health field and are accredited by a nationally
recognized accrediting agency as determined by the United States
secretary of education. For purposes of this paragraph,
"accredited" means a certification of the quality of an
institution of higher education.
j. Two members who serve on a county board of supervisors.
k. Four nonvoting, ex officio members who shall consist of
four members of the general assembly, two from the senate and two
from the house of representatives, with not more than one member from
each chamber being from the same political party. The two senators
shall be designated, one member each, by the majority leader of the
senate after consultation with the president and by the minority
leader of the senate. The two representatives shall be designated,
one member each, by the speaker of the house of representatives after
consultation with the majority leader of the house of representatives
and by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
l. A member of the state board of health who shall be a
nonvoting, ex officio member.
5. The council may utilize other relevant public health expertise
when necessary to carry out its roles and responsibilities.
6. The council shall do all of the following:
a. Advise the department and make policy recommendations to
the director of the department concerning administration,
implementation, and coordination of this chapter and the governmental
public health system.
b. Propose to the director public health standards that
should be utilized for voluntary accreditation of designated local
public health agencies and the department that include but are not
limited to the organizational capacity and public health service
components described in section 135A.6, subsection 1, by October 1,
2009.
c. Recommend to the department an accrediting entity and
identify the roles and responsibilities for the oversight and
implementation of the voluntary accreditation of designated local
public health agencies and the department by January 2, 2010. This
shall include completion of a pilot accreditation process for one
designated local public health agency and the department by July 1,
2011.
d. Recommend to the director strategies to implement
voluntary accreditation of designated local public health agencies
and the department effective January 2, 2012.
e. Periodically review and make recommendations to the
department regarding revisions to the public health standards
pursuant to paragraph "b", as needed and based on reports
prepared by the governmental public health evaluation committee
pursuant to section 135A.5.
f. Review rules developed and adopted by the state board of
health under this chapter and make recommendations to the department
for revisions to further promote implementation of this chapter and
modernization of the governmental public health system.
g. Form and utilize subcommittees as necessary to carry out
the duties of the council.
