439.090 - State Health Officer and Administrator: Qualifications.
439.090 State Health Officer and Administrator: Qualifications.
1. The State Health Officer must:
(a) Be a citizen of the United States;
(b) Have not less than 5 years’ experience in population-based health care; and
(c) Be:
(1) Licensed in good standing or eligible for a license as a physician or administrative physician in Nevada;
(2) Licensed in good standing or eligible for a license as a physician or administrative physician in the District of Columbia or in any state or territory of the United States; or
(3) A physician or administrative physician who has a master’s degree or doctoral degree in public health or a related field.
2. The Administrator must have 2 years’ experience, or the equivalent, in a responsible administrative position in:
(a) A full-time county or city health facility or department; or
(b) A major health program at a state or national level.
3. As used in this section, “population-based health care” means the use of various approaches to medical care for specific groups or populations based upon common demographic characteristics, risk factors or diseases.
[Part 4:199:1911; A 1919, 221; 1939, 297; 1941, 89; 1943, 215; 1947, 752; 1943 NCL § 5238]—(NRS A 1960, 443; 1963, 1184, 1321; 1981, 274; 1983, 833; 2003, 1884; 2009, 2553)