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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 21

As to the substitution of the term "county board
of health" for references to "local board of
health", see revisor's note to § 3-201 of this
subtitle.

Defined terms: "County" § 3-101
"Department" § 1-101 "Secretary" § 1-101
"Includes"/"including" § 1-101

SUBTITLE 3. HEALTH OFFICERS.

3-301. OFFICES ESTABLISHED; SCOPE OF SECTION.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

THERE IS A HEALTH OFFICER FOR EACH COUNTY.

(B)  SCOPE OF SECTION.

SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION DOES NOT PREVENT AN
INDIVIDUAL FROM SERVING AS A HEALTH OFFICER FOR MORE THAN 1
COUNTY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 51A(a) and (h).

Defined terms: "County" § 3-101
"Health officer" § 3-101

3-302. APPOINTMENT; QUALIFICATIONS; OATH; REMOVAL.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

THE HEALTH OFFICER FOR A COUNTY SHALL BE NOMINATED BY
THE COUNTY AND APPOINTED BY THE SECRETARY.

(B)  NOMINATION PROCEDURES.

THE GOVERNING BODY OF EACH COUNTY SHALL ESTABLISH, BY
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION, THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE COUNTY
NOMINATES AN INDIVIDUAL FOR HEALTH OFFICER.

(C)  APPOINTMENT OR REJECTION OF NOMINEE.

(1)  IF THE SECRETARY FINDS THAT A NOMINEE MEETS
THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE SECRETARY SHALL
APPOINT THE NOMINEE AS HEALTH OFFICER.

(2)  IF THE SECRETARY FINDS THAT THE NOMINEE DOES
NOT MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE SECRETARY
SHALL REJECT THE NOMINATION, AND THE COUNTY SHALL PROVIDE
THE SECRETARY WITH ANOTHER NOMINATION.

(D) QUALIFICATIONS