{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-30","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 32.1-30","heading":"Local health departments","body":"Each county and city shall establish and maintain a local department of health that shall be headed by a local health director. Each such local health director shall (i) be a physician licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth, (ii) possess a master's or doctoral degree in the area of public health and have at least three years of professional experience in a full-time position in either a public health agency or public health-related position, or (iii) be otherwise qualified for the position as determined by the Commissioner. If a local health director is not a physician licensed to practice medicine and there is no licensed physician on staff, the local health director shall enter into a consulting agreement with a licensed physician to execute prescribing duties, consult on clinical matters, and perform all other duties as requested.1979, c. 711; 2022, c. 804.","path":["Title 32.1. Health","Chapter 1. Administration Generally","Article 5. Local Health Departments and Directors"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/32.1-30/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:34Z","sha256":"3b65d0d42f2b0c1df61cf3a5725e0c693dddf550f215d6b76339ef6b99c3a4ad","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-29","next":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}