Statutes > Nevada Statutes > TITLE 40 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY > Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health > HEALTH DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMANSERVICES > Administration > 439.100 - State Health Officer: Appointment; vacancy; unclassified service.

439.100 - State Health Officer: Appointment; vacancy; unclassified service.

439.100  State Health Officer: Appointment; vacancy; unclassified service.

      1.  The Director shall appoint a State Health Officer.

      2.  The position of State Health Officer must be filled by the Director within 6 months after it becomes vacant, except that if a qualified applicant does not accept the position within that period, the Director shall continue his or her efforts to fill the position until a qualified person accepts the appointment.

      3.  The State Health Officer is in the unclassified service of the State and serves at the pleasure of the Director.

      [Part 4:199:1911; A 1919, 221; 1939, 297; 1941, 89; 1943, 215; 1947, 752; 1943 NCL § 5238]—(NRS A 1960, 444; 1963, 1184; 1987, 172; 2003, 1884)