Iowa Code r. 641-77.8 - Request to form district board of health
The county boards of health of any two or more geographically contiguous counties may at any time submit to the department a written request to form a district board of health.
(1) A request to form a district board of
health shall be executed by the county board of supervisors and the county
board of health for each county comprising the proposed district.
(2) A request to form a district board of
health shall be submitted to the department and shall be completed on the
department's application form. The application form shall include:
a. A written narrative that explains how the
formation of a district board of health will attain the capability to provide
population-based and personal health services.
b. The composition of the district board of
health, including the number of members each county shall appoint pursuant to
Iowa Code section 137.105 and the total number of
members on the district board of health.
c. Proof of approval by all county boards of
supervisors and county boards of health involved in the request to form a
district and of the elements included in the formation plan.
d. A service delivery plan. The service
delivery plan shall detail how population-based and environmental health
services will be delivered throughout the district.
e. The budget and fiscal plan for the
proposed district health department. The budget plan shall include an estimate
of the proposed expenditures and revenues and an allocation of the revenue
responsibilities of each of the counties participating in the proposed
district.
f. A table of
organization.
g. A personnel system
description, including identification of the district health department
treasurer and district health department auditor and a section which addresses
the employment issues contained in Iowa Code section
137.110.
h. The location of the district health
department offices and workforce throughout the jurisdiction. The request shall
include a map showing district boundaries.
i. An inventory of the property and equipment
in the custody of each county health department and a description as to whether
such property and equipment shall remain in the custody of the county health
department or shall be transferred to the district health department to become
property of the district health department. Property and equipment include any
item which costs more than $5,000.
j. An information technology (IT)
plan.
k. A proposed date upon which
the district board of health shall be formed and established and a timeline for
the adoption of district board of health rules and regulations.
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