HOUSE BILL NO. 1699 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTENSEN.
3991H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT To repeal sections 192.260 and 205.100, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to county health officers.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 192.260 and 205.100, RSMo, are repealed and two new sections 2 enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 192.260 and 205.100, to read as follows: 192.260. The county commissions of the several counties of this state may appoint a 2 duly licensed qualified physician as a county health officer for a term of one year, and in the 3 event a vacancy is created in the office of the county health officer, such commission may 4 appoint a duly licensed qualified physician for the unexpired term. If the incumbent county 5 health officer shall not be reappointed, the county commission may appoint an interim 6 county health officer until the vacancy is filled. If the county commission of any county 7 decides to appoint a county health officer as empowered in this law, it shall agree with the 8 officer as to the compensation and expenses to be paid for such service, which amount shall 9 be paid out of the county treasury of the county. Nothing contained herein shall be construed 10 to require the county commission of any county to appoint a county health officer in any 11 county. 205.100. The county commission or commissions shall annually at their February 2 meeting, appoint the director of the public health center as county health officer [and such]. 3 In the event a vacancy is created in the office of the county health officer or the 4 incumbent county health officer is not reappointed, the county commission may appoint 5 an interim county health officer until the vacancy is filled. The county health officer shall 6 exercise all of the rights and perform all of the duties pertaining to that office as set forward
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language. HB 1699 2
7 under the health laws of the state and rules and regulations of the department of health and 8 senior services. ✔
Statutes affected: