§ 42-18-1 - Department established – Powers.
SECTION 42-18-1
§ 42-18-1 Department established –Powers. – There shall be a department of health. The head of the department shall be thedirector of health, who shall carry out, except as otherwise provided by thistitle, the provisions of chapters 10, 19, 27, 29 – 31, inclusive, and 33– 37, inclusive, of title 5; chapters 1, 11, 14, 17, 22, 23, 27, 28, and30 of title 21; chapters 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 – 11, inclusive, 13, 17, and 20– 22, inclusive, of title 23; and chapter 13 of title 46 and of all othergeneral laws and public laws heretofore carried out by the former director ofpublic health and department of public health.