New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-P - Former Division of Public Health Services
Chapter He-P 900 - TOWN HEALTH OFFICERS
Part He-P 903 - DUTIES
Section He-P 903.01 - Duties of a Health Officer
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-P 903.01
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) Health officers shall have the authority to:
(1) Enforce
public health laws and rules; and
(2) Make sanitary investigations as directed
by:
a. The local board of health; or
b. The department.
(b) Deputy health officers shall be empowered to:
(1) Enforce public health
laws and rules; and
(2) Make
sanitary investigations as directed by:
a. The
health officer; or
b. The
department.
(c) Pursuant to RSA 128:3, the health officer shall:
(1) With the board of selectman,
constitute the local board of health for the town; and
(2) Be the secretary and executive officer of
the local board of health for the town.
(d) This local board shall:
(1) Meet at least once every year;
(2) Review the state of local public health
issues and concerns; and
(3)
Provide information as requested to the department on the readiness to address
public health threats identified at the local or regional levels.
(e) The department shall contact the local board of health when it receives information regarding a public health threat in order to:
(1) Determine the
readiness of the local board to respond; and
(2) Provide technical assistance and
resources to address the issue.
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