Wisconsin § 251.06 - Local health officer; qualifications; duties.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 251.06 — Local health officer; qualifications; duties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 251.06. Local health officer; qualifications; duties.
251.06(1) (1) 251.06(1)(a) (a) 251.06(1)(a)1. 1. Except as provided in subd. 2. or 3. , a local health officer of a Level I local health department shall have at least a bachelor’s degree from a nursing program accredited by the national professional nursing education accrediting organization or from a nursing program accredited by the board of nursing. 251.06(1)(a)2. 2. A local health officer of a village or town health department established under s. 251.02 (3m) or of a multiple municipal local health department established under s. 251.02 (3r) shall be either a physician or a registered nurse. The local health officer shall be a voting member of the local board of health and shall take an oath of office. With respect to the levels of services of a Level I local health department, as specified in s. 251.05 (2) (a) , the local health officer shall be authorized to act by and be directed by the county health officer of the county specified under s. 251.02 (3m) . 251.06(1)(a)3. 3. If there is more than one full-time employee of a Level I local health department, including a full-time public health nurse who meets the qualifications specified under s.
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