KRS 212.260: Powers and duties of local health officers.

(1) The health officer of a county that does not have a county department of health shall

enforce the rules and regulations of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and

county boards of health.

(2) The health officer of a county that has formed a county department of health shall:

(a) Devote his entire time to the duties of his office, and shall not engage in the

private practice of medicine;

(b) Be secretary of the county board of health and keep full minutes of the

proceedings of the county board of health in a book provided for that purpose;

(c) Be the chief administrative officer of the county health department.