{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-212.260","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 212.260","heading":"Powers and duties of local health officers.","body":"(1) The health officer of a county that does not have a county department of health shall\nenforce the rules and regulations of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and\ncounty boards of health.\n(2) The health officer of a county that has formed a county department of health shall:\n(a) Devote his entire time to the duties of his office, and shall not engage in the\nprivate practice of medicine;\n(b) Be secretary of the county board of health and keep full minutes of the\nproceedings of the county board of health in a book provided for that purpose;\n(c) Be the chief administrative officer of the county health department.","path":["KRS Chapter 212"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=8595","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:15Z","sha256":"b27c28fc94c60281719d38efae36260cd9fc5b2e0595ad85ffc4fe9611c5a578","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-212.250","next":"us-ky/krs-212.270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}