State Health Commissioner; local health directors, qualifications.
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
- Stage
- Session ended
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- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Dec 4, 2020
What it does
State Health Commissioner; local health director; additional degrees; variance. Requires that, in addition toexisting qualifications, the State Health Commissioner possess aDoctor of Public Health degree, a Master of Public Health degree,or a doctorate in the area of public health. The bill allows localhealth directors to possess a Doctor of Public Health degree, a Masterof Public Health degree, or a doctorate in the area of public healthas an alternative to the current requirement that each local health director be a physician licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth. The bill states that the Commissioner may grant a variance to a statelaw or regulation of the State Board of…
Where it stands
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
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