Wisconsin § 251.02 - Local health department; establishment.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 251.02 — Local health department; establishment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 251.02. Local health department; establishment.
251.02(1) (1) In counties with a population of less than 750,000, unless a county board establishes a city-county health department under sub. (1m) jointly with the governing body of a city or establishes a multiple county health department under sub. (3) in conjunction with another county, the county board shall establish a single county health department, which shall meet the requirements of this chapter. The county health department shall serve all areas of the county that are not served by a city health department that was established prior to January 1, 1994, by a town or village health department established under sub. (3m) , or by a multiple municipal local health department established under sub. (3r) or by a city-city health department established under sub. (3t) . No governing body of a city may establish a city health department after January 1, 1994. 251.02(1m) (1m) Subject to sub. (1r) , in counties with a population of less than 750,000, the county board and the governing body of a city that has a city health department may jointly establish a city-county health department, which shall meet the requirements of this chapter. A city-county health department shall serve all areas of the county that are not served by a city health department that was established prior to January 1, 1994, by a town or village health department established under sub. (3m) , or by a multiple municipal local health department established under sub. (3r) . A city-county health department established under this subsection after September 1, 2001, is subject to the control of the city and county acting jointly under an agreement entered into under s.
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