The bill amends the qualifications for the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health in West Virginia, specifically addressing the requirements for the position of State Health Officer. It clarifies that the Commissioner may also be designated as the State Health Officer, and that the State Health Officer must be licensed to practice medicine in the state.

Additionally, the bill removes the previous requirement that the Commissioner must hold a doctorate degree in public health administration unless designated as the State Health Officer. Both the Commissioner and the State Health Officer are to be appointed by the secretary and must serve full-time without engaging in other business or employment.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 5-14-3, 15-5A-4, 16-1-5, 16-1-6, 16-1-7, 16-1-8, 16-1-9, 16-1-9a, 16-1-9c, 16-1-15, 16-1-17, 16-2-5, 16-2-11, 16-2-12, 16-2-13, 16-3-5, 16-3C-2, 16-3C-8, 16-3D-2, 16-3D-3, 16-3D-4, 16-3D-7, 16-3D-9, 16-4C-2, 16-4C-3, 16-4C-4, 16-4C-5, 16-4C-6a, 16-4C-6b, 16-4C-8, 16-4C-8a, 16-4C-9, 16-4C-12, 16-4C-13, 16-4C-14, 16-4C-15, 16-4C-16, 16-4C-20, 16-4C-21, 16-4C-23, 16-4E-2, 16-5-5, 16-5-11, 16-5-22, 16-5M-3, 16-5U-3, 16-9-2, 16-9-3, 16-9G-1, 16-22-2, 16-22-3, 16-32-11, 16-38-5, 16-40-2, 16-40-4, 16-40-5, 16-40-6, 16-40-7, 16-40-8, 16-41-3, 16-44-2, 16-56-4, 16A-11-1, 16A-11-2, 22B-2-1, 22C-1-4, 61-12-3
Committee Substitute: 16-1-5