{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-45.5","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-45.5","heading":"Powers and duties of a public health authority director.","body":"(a)\tThe public health authority director is an employee of the authority board and shall serve at the pleasure of the authority board.\n(b)\tAn authority health director shall perform public health duties prescribed by and under the supervision of the public health authority board and the Department and shall be employed full time in the field of public health.\n(c)\tAn authority health director shall have the following powers and duties:\n(1)\tTo administer programs as directed by the public health authority board;\n(2)\tTo enforce the rules of the public health authority board;\n(3)\tTo investigate the causes of infectious, communicable, and other diseases;\n(4)\tTo exercise quarantine authority and isolation authority pursuant to G.S. 130A-145;\n(5)\tTo disseminate public health information and to promote the benefits of good health;\n(6)\tTo advise local officials concerning public health matters;\n(7)\tTo enforce the immunization requirements of Part 2 of Article 7 of this Chapter;\n(8)\tTo examine and investigate cases of venereal disease pursuant to Parts 3 and 4 of Article 6 of this Chapter;\n(9)\tTo examine and investigate cases of tuberculosis pursuant to Part 5 of Article 6 of this Chapter;\n(10)\tTo examine, investigate, and control rabies pursuant to Part 6 of Article 6 of this Chapter;\n(11)\tTo abate public health nuisances and imminent hazards pursuant to G.S. 130A-19 and G.S. 130A-20; and\n(12)\tTo employ, discipline, and dismiss employees of the public health authority.\n(d)\tAuthority conferred upon a public health authority director may be exercised only within the county or counties comprising the public health authority. (1997-502, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 130A. Public Health.","Article 2. Local Administration.","Part 1B. Public Health Authorities Authorized."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_130A/GS_130A-45.5.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:20:37Z","sha256":"89ea9025555b25f9f8daf615b05d2f67eaf10ba1246d5d05023c7589c316e92f","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-45.4","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-45.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}