KRS 212.440: Transfer of employees of former health agencies.

(1) When the board has qualified and organized as herein provided, the employees of

the department of public health of such city, and the employees of the county health

department of such county, at that time in their employ, shall be transferred to and

continued in the service of the board herein created. Provided, however, any and all

of such employees who at said time are in the classified service of such city or

county health departments shall be continued in the classified service of the board

as herein provided, and shall be given and have in the classified service of the board

the same status they had in the classified service of said city and county health

departments, respectively.

(2) When the board has qualified and organized as herein provided, the e mployees of

any board of tuberculosis hospital in such county, at that time in its employ, shall be

transferred to and continued in the service of the board herein created. Said

employees, except as provided in any law or laws, or amendment thereof, or any

rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto governing any city board or

commission empowered to administer and enforce civil service laws, rules and

regulations in and for such city, herein made applicable to the board, shall then and

thereafter be subj ect to said laws, rules and regulations. Provided, however, the

employees then holding such offices, positions, or places of employment which are

within the classified service, as herein provided for, shall be considered as having

satisfied all of the qualifications for obtaining original appointment under such law,

or laws, and shall be considered as having been given probationary appointments as

defined in such law or laws of the date they are so placed in the classified service

thereunder.