439.368 - Appointment, qualifications, powers and compensation of district health officer; clinical program requiring medical assessment must be supervised by physician.
439.368 Appointment, qualifications, powers and compensation of district health officer; clinical program requiring medical assessment must be supervised by physician.
1. The district board of health shall appoint a district health officer for the health district who shall have full authority as a county health officer in the health district.
2. The district health officer must:
(a) Be licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in this State; and
(b) Have at least the following additional education and experience:
(1) A master’s degree in public health, health care administration, public administration, business administration or a related field; and
(2) Ten years of management experience in an administrative position in a local, state or national public health department, program, organization or agency.
3. The district health officer is entitled to receive a salary fixed by the district board of health and serves at the pleasure of the board.
4. Any clinical program of a district board of health which requires medical assessment must be carried out under the direction of a physician.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2465)