137.7 - ADDITIONAL POWERS OF LOCAL BOARDS.
137.7 ADDITIONAL POWERS OF LOCAL BOARDS.
Local boards shall have the following powers and duties to the
extent they do not unreasonably interfere with existing patterns of
private professional practice of licensed practitioners of the
healing arts. Local boards:
1. May provide such personal and environmental health services as
may be deemed necessary for the protection and improvement of the
public health.
2. May engage in joint operations and contract with colleges and
universities, the state department, other public and private
agencies, and individuals for public health activities or projects.
3. May charge reasonable fees for personal health services. No
person shall be denied necessary services within the limits of
available personnel because of inability to pay the cost of such
services.
4. May issue licenses and permits and charge reasonable fees
therefor in relation to the collection or disposal of solid waste and
the construction or operation of private water supplies or sewage
disposal facilities. Section History: Early Form
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2236, 2237; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §
137.9, 137.10; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 137.7]
Referred to in § 137.13