North Carolina § 130A-45 - 02. Creation of a public health authority.
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§ 130A-45. 02. Creation of a public health authority.
A public health authority may be created upon joint resolution of the county board of commissioners and the local board of health that it is in the interest of the public health and welfare to create a public health authority to provide public health services as required under G.S. 130A-34. A public health authority including more than one county may be formed upon joint resolution of the county boards of commissioners and local boards of health having jurisdiction over each of the counties involved. After the adoption of a resolution creating a public health authority, a public health authority board shall be appointed in accordance with G.S. 130A-45.1. A county may join a public health authority upon joint resolution of the boards of commissioners and local boards of health having jurisdiction over each of the counties involved. A public health authority board shall govern the public health authority. All powers, duties, functions, rights, privileges, or immunities conferred on the public health authority may be exercised by the authority board. The public health authority board shall absorb the functions, assets, and liabilities of the county or district boards of health, and that board is dissolved. For the purpose of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes, a public health authority is a public authority as defined in G.S. 159-7(b)(10). Before adopting a resolution creating a public health authority, the county board of commissioners shall hold a public hearing with notice published at least 10 days before the hearing. For the purposes of Article 9 of Chapter 131E of the General Statutes, a public health authority is a person as defined in G.S. 131E-176(19). History (1997-502, s. 1; 2001-92, s. 3.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 1997-502, s. 1, enacted this section as G.S. 130A-45 . It has been redesignated as this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes.
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Section 130A-45 ("02. Creation of a public health authority.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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