{"data":{"id":"us-mt/50-2-117","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"50-2-117","heading":"Appointment of local health officer by department when not made by local health board.","body":"(1) If a local health board does not appoint a health officer, the department may appoint a health officer 30 days after notification in writing has been given to the local health board.\n(2) A health officer appointed by the department has the same authority as a health officer appointed by a local health board.","path":["TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 2. LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0500/chapter_0020/part_0010/section_0170/0500-0020-0010-0170.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:04Z","sha256":"71607f4f57888102b29d1dcbe2d39c5ef7df6a2f077a2bed48a1d8c0acf6cf9d","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/50-2-116","next":"us-mt/50-2-118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}