WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                           S.B. 543

(1) ONLY APPROXIMATE THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS AND SUPPORT STAFF THAT IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE LOCAL
HEALTH SERVICES IN A LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT; AND

(2) DO NOT REPRESENT REQUIRED STAFFING LEVELS.

(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL USE THE FOLLOWING STAFFING RATIOS AS
PART OF ITS CALCULATIONS OF A COUNTY'S ESTIMATED MINIMUM BUDGET;

(1) FOR EACH COUNTY:

(I) ONE HEALTH OFFICER;

(II) ONE PHYSICIAN D FOR EACH 75,000 IN POPULATION OVER THE
FIRST 75,000;

(III) ONE COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE II FOR EACH 3,700 IN
POPULATION;

(IV) ONE SANITARIAN I FOR EACH 11,000 IN POPULATION WITH A
MINIMUM OF FOUR IN A COUNTY; AND

(V) ONE STENO CLERK II FOR EACH 10,000 IN POPULATION;

(2) FOR COUNTIES WITH LESS THAN 75,000 IN POPULATION, ONE
ADMINISTRATOR I;

(3) FOR COUNTIES WITH 75,000 TO 150,000 IN POPULATION:

(I) ONE ADMINISTRATOR II; AND

(II) ONE FISCAL SPECIALIST I; AND
(4) FOR COUNTIES WITH MORE THAN 150,000 IN POPULATION:

(I) ONE ADMINISTRATOR III;

(II) ONE FISCAL SPECIALIST II; AND

(III) ONE PERSONNEL OFFICER I.

2-305.

(A) IN COMPUTING THE ESTIMATED STAFFING YIELDS FOR EACH COUNTY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF § 2-303(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL USE THE ESTIMATED TOTAL POPULATION FOR JANUARY 1
FOLLOWING THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR.

(B) (1) THE ESTIMATED STAFFING YIELD FOR A COUNTY DETERMINED
UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE MULTIPLIED BY THE SALARY
FOR EACH OF THE STAFFING RATIOS TO PRODUCE A TOTAL SALARY DOLLAR
ESTIMATE.

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