212.020 County health boards -- Appointment -- Membership -- Term -- Compensation -- Removal of board members. (1) The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall appoint, from a list of nominees, three (3) qualified, licensed, and practicing physicians; one (1) <br>qualified, licensed, and practicing dentist; one (1) qualified, licensed, and practicing <br>registered nurse; one (1) licensed engineer engaged in the practice of civil or <br>sanitary engineering; one (1) qualified, licensed, and practicing optometrist; one (1) <br>qualified licensed and practicing veterinarian; one (1) licensed pharmacist; and one <br>(1) lay person knowledgeable in consumer affairs residing in each county who, <br>together with the county judge/executive and one (1) person appointed by the fiscal <br>court in each county, shall constitute a local board of health for the respective <br>counties in which they reside. The list of nominees submitted to the secretary shall <br>be accepted from any source and shall be solicited and obtained from the county <br>judge/executive, fiscal court, and county health department staff; and nominations <br>of physicians, dentists, nurses, engineers, optometrists, veterinarians, and <br>pharmacists shall be solicited and obtained from the county's medical society, dental <br>society, nursing association, engineering association, optometric association, <br>veterinarian association, and pharmacists' association, respectively. If a county does <br>not have three (3) qualified, licensed, and practicing physicians or one (1) qualified, <br>licensed, and practicing dentist or one (1) qualified, licensed, and practicing <br>registered nurse or one (1) qualified, licensed, and practicing civil or sanitary <br>engineer or one (1) qualified, licensed, and practicing optometrist or one (1) <br>qualified, licensed, and practicing veterinarian, or one (1) licensed pharmacist <br>residing therein, the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may <br>appoint a resident lay person knowledgeable in consumer affairs in lieu thereof for <br>each such vacancy. The members of the local board shall hold office for a term of <br>two (2) years with physicians, dentists, pharmacists, and fiscal court appointees <br>appointed in even-numbered years and nurses, engineers, optometrists, <br>veterinarians, and lay appointees appointed in odd-numbered years, for terms from <br>the date of their appointment, beginning on or after January 1, 1993, and until their <br>successors are appointed, except the terms of the first appointment of all physician <br>and fiscal court appointee terms beginning on January 1, 1993, shall expire on <br>December 31, 1993; dentist terms beginning on August 1, 1992, shall expire on <br>December 31, 1993; nurse, engineer, and optometrist appointments beginning on <br>August 1, 1992, shall expire on December 31, 1994; and veterinarian and lay <br>appointments beginning on October 1, 1992, shall expire on December 31, 1994. <br>The members of the board shall receive no compensation for their services. (2) The secretary shall remove any member, other than the county judge/executive or fiscal court appointee, who fails to attend three (3) consecutive scheduled meetings, <br>and may remove any board member, except the county judge/executive or fiscal <br>court appointee, as provided by KRS 65.007. The fiscal court may remove its <br>appointee in like fashion. Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 395, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 346, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 121, sec. 1, <br>effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 148, sec. 1, effective July 1, <br>1982. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 20, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended <br>1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 6. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 162, <br>sec. 1. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 6, sec. 1. -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 96, <br>sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from <br>Ky. Stat. sec. 2055.
212.020 County health boards -- Appointment -- Membership -- Term -- Compensation -- Removal of board members. (1) The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall appoint, from a list of nominees, three (3) qualified, licensed, and practicing physicians; one (1) <br>qualified, licensed, and practicing dentist; one (1) qualified, licensed, and practicing <br>registered nurse; one (1) licensed engineer engaged in the practice of civil or <br>sanitary engineering; one (1) qualified, licensed, and practicing optometrist; one (1) <br>qualified licensed and practicing veterinarian; one (1) licensed pharmacist; and one <br>(1) lay person knowledgeable in consumer affairs residing in each county who, <br>together with the county judge/executive and one (1) person appointed by the fiscal <br>court in each county, shall constitute a local board of health for the respective <br>counties in which they reside. The list of nominees submitted to the secretary shall <br>be accepted from any source and shall be solicited and obtained from the county <br>judge/executive, fiscal court, and county health department staff; and nominations <br>of physicians, dentists, nurses, engineers, optometrists, veterinarians, and <br>pharmacists shall be solicited and obtained from the county's medical society, dental <br>society, nursing association, engineering association, optometric association, <br>veterinarian association, and pharmacists' association, respectively. If a county does <br>not have three (3) qualified, licensed, and practicing physicians or one (1) qualified, <br>licensed, and practicing dentist or one (1) qualified, licensed, and practicing <br>registered nurse or one (1) qualified, licensed, and practicing civil or sanitary <br>engineer or one (1) qualified, licensed, and practicing optometrist or one (1) <br>qualified, licensed, and practicing veterinarian, or one (1) licensed pharmacist <br>residing therein, the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may <br>appoint a resident lay person knowledgeable in consumer affairs in lieu thereof for <br>each such vacancy. The members of the local board shall hold office for a term of <br>two (2) years with physicians, dentists, pharmacists, and fiscal court appointees <br>appointed in even-numbered years and nurses, engineers, optometrists, <br>veterinarians, and lay appointees appointed in odd-numbered years, for terms from <br>the date of their appointment, beginning on or after January 1, 1993, and until their <br>successors are appointed, except the terms of the first appointment of all physician <br>and fiscal court appointee terms beginning on January 1, 1993, shall expire on <br>December 31, 1993; dentist terms beginning on August 1, 1992, shall expire on <br>December 31, 1993; nurse, engineer, and optometrist appointments beginning on <br>August 1, 1992, shall expire on December 31, 1994; and veterinarian and lay <br>appointments beginning on October 1, 1992, shall expire on December 31, 1994. <br>The members of the board shall receive no compensation for their services. (2) The secretary shall remove any member, other than the county judge/executive or fiscal court appointee, who fails to attend three (3) consecutive scheduled meetings, <br>and may remove any board member, except the county judge/executive or fiscal <br>court appointee, as provided by KRS 65.007. The fiscal court may remove its <br>appointee in like fashion. Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 395, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 346, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 121, sec. 1, <br>effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 148, sec. 1, effective July 1, <br>1982. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 20, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended <br>1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 6. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 162, <br>sec. 1. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 6, sec. 1. -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 96, <br>sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from <br>Ky. Stat. sec. 2055.
212.020 County health boards -- Appointment -- Membership -- Term -- Compensation -- Removal of board members. (1) The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall appoint, from a list of nominees, three (3) qualified, licensed, and practicing physicians; one (1) <br>qualified, licensed, and practicing dentist; one (1) qualified, licensed, and practicing <br>registered nurse; one (1) licensed engineer engaged in the practice of civil or <br>sanitary engineering; one (1) qualified, licensed, and practicing optometrist; one (1) <br>qualified licensed and practicing veterinarian; one (1) licensed pharmacist; and one <br>(1) lay person knowledgeable in consumer affairs residing in each county who, <br>together with the county judge/executive and one (1) person appointed by the fiscal <br>court in each county, shall constitute a local board of health for the respective <br>counties in which they reside. The list of nominees submitted to the secretary shall <br>be accepted from any source and shall be solicited and obtained from the county <br>judge/executive, fiscal court, and county health department staff; and nominations <br>of physicians, dentists, nurses, engineers, optometrists, veterinarians, and <br>pharmacists shall be solicited and obtained from the county's medical society, dental <br>society, nursing association, engineering association, optometric association, <br>veterinarian association, and pharmacists' association, respectively. If a county does <br>not have three (3) qualified, licensed, and practicing physicians or one (1) qualified, <br>licensed, and practicing dentist or one (1) qualified, licensed, and practicing <br>registered nurse or one (1) qualified, licensed, and practicing civil or sanitary <br>engineer or one (1) qualified, licensed, and practicing optometrist or one (1) <br>qualified, licensed, and practicing veterinarian, or one (1) licensed pharmacist <br>residing therein, the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may <br>appoint a resident lay person knowledgeable in consumer affairs in lieu thereof for <br>each such vacancy. The members of the local board shall hold office for a term of <br>two (2) years with physicians, dentists, pharmacists, and fiscal court appointees <br>appointed in even-numbered years and nurses, engineers, optometrists, <br>veterinarians, and lay appointees appointed in odd-numbered years, for terms from <br>the date of their appointment, beginning on or after January 1, 1993, and until their <br>successors are appointed, except the terms of the first appointment of all physician <br>and fiscal court appointee terms beginning on January 1, 1993, shall expire on <br>December 31, 1993; dentist terms beginning on August 1, 1992, shall expire on <br>December 31, 1993; nurse, engineer, and optometrist appointments beginning on <br>August 1, 1992, shall expire on December 31, 1994; and veterinarian and lay <br>appointments beginning on October 1, 1992, shall expire on December 31, 1994. <br>The members of the board shall receive no compensation for their services. (2) The secretary shall remove any member, other than the county judge/executive or fiscal court appointee, who fails to attend three (3) consecutive scheduled meetings, <br>and may remove any board member, except the county judge/executive or fiscal <br>court appointee, as provided by KRS 65.007. The fiscal court may remove its <br>appointee in like fashion. Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 395, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 346, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 121, sec. 1, <br>effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 148, sec. 1, effective July 1, <br>1982. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 20, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended <br>1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 6. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 162, <br>sec. 1. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 6, sec. 1. -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 96, <br>sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from <br>Ky. Stat. sec. 2055.
