{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-212.640","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 212.640","heading":"City -county health department in county containing city with population","body":"of 15,000 or more -- Establishment -- Membership of board.\nIn any county containing a city, as defined in KRS 212.641, the fiscal court of the county\nand the legislative body of  the city may, by joint action, establish a city -county health\ndepartment. The department when established shall be governed by a city-county board of\nhealth composed of twelve (12) members, one (1) of whom shall be either the mayor, city\nmanager, or the d esignee of the city manager of the city, whichever is appointed by the\ncity legislative body, one (1) of whom shall be the county judge/executive, one (1) of\nwhom shall be a dentist, one (1) of whom shall be a registered nurse, and three (3) of\nwhom shall be physicians, one (1) of whom shall be a veterinarian, one (1) of whom shall\nbe an engineer engaged in the practice of civil or sanitary engineering, one (1) of whom\nshall be an optometrist, one (1) licensed pharmacist, and one (1) lay person\nknowledgeable in consumer affairs residing in each county and appointed in the same\nmanner as county board of health members and to hold office as provided in KRS\n212.020.","path":["KRS Chapter 212"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43855","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:16Z","sha256":"f506aacc1f170d9c70a113128fdbd5add3a277b88e650eb57fb9a9b719cf71b1","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-212.639","next":"us-ky/krs-212.641"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}