439.362 - Health district: Creation; composition; appointment and terms of members; duty to maintain records; county, city and town boards of health abolished.
439.362 Health district: Creation; composition; appointment and terms of members; duty to maintain records; county, city and town boards of health abolished.
1. A health district with a health department consisting of a district health officer and a district board of health is hereby created.
2. The district board of health consists of:
(a) Representatives selected by the following entities from among their elected members:
(1) Two representatives of the board of county commissioners;
(2) Two representatives of the governing body of the largest incorporated city in the county; and
(3) One representative of the governing body of each other city in the county; and
(b) The following representatives, selected by the elected representatives of the district board of health selected pursuant to paragraph (a), who shall represent the health district at large and who must be selected based on their qualifications without regard to the location within the health district of their residence or their place of employment:
(1) Two representatives who are physicians licensed to practice medicine in this State, one of whom is selected on the basis of his or her education, training, experience or demonstrated abilities in the provision of health care services to members of minority groups and other medically underserved populations;
(2) One representative who is a nurse licensed to practice nursing in this State;
(3) One representative who has a background or expertise in environmental health or environmental health services; and
(4) One representative of a business or from an industry that is subject to regulation by the health district.
3. Members of the district board of health serve terms of 2 years. Vacancies must be filled in the same manner as the original selection for the remainder of the unexpired term. Members serve without additional compensation for their services, but are entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses for attending meetings or otherwise engaging in the business of the board.
4. The district board of health shall meet in July of each year to organize and elect one of its members as chair of the board.
5. The county treasurer is the treasurer of the district board of health. The treasurer shall:
(a) Keep permanent accounts of all money received by, disbursed for and on behalf of the district board of health; and
(b) Administer the health district fund created by the board of county commissioners pursuant to NRS 439.363.
6. The district board of health shall maintain records of all of its proceedings and minutes of all meetings, which must be open to inspection.
7. No county, city or town board of health may be created in the county. Any county, city or town board of health in existence when the district board of health is created must be abolished.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2464)