IC 16-20-6-1: Authority to accept gifts to erect and equip building; use

Sec. 1. (a) The executive of a county or the fiscal body of a city may accept gifts, devises, and bequests, in trust or otherwise, for the purpose of erecting and equipping a suitable building for the county or city health department.

(b) The building may contain the offices of local health officers, local boards of health, and other facilities and equipment that will serve to promote the efficient operation of local health boards and officers and best serve the community's public health administration.