W. Va. Code R. § 64-67-3 - Definitions

3.1. Department - The state department of health and human resources.

3.2. Director - The director^[1] of the division of health and his or her designee.

3.3. Division of Health or Division - The division of health of the department of health and human resources.

3.4. Fiscal Year - The twelve (12) month period beginning the first day of July and ending the thirtieth day of the following June.

3.5. Local Board of Health or Board - A board of health serving one (1) or more counties, one (1) or more municipalities, or a combination thereof.

3.6. Local Health Department - The staff of the local board of health.

3.7. Local Health Officer - An individual physician with a current license to practice in West Virginia, who is knowledgeable of sanitary laws, and who shall supervise and direct the activities of county or municipal health services, employees and facilities.

3.8. State Aid Funds - Funds appropriated annually by the legislature to provide financial aid to local boards of health.

¹ The Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) was created by the Legislature's reorganization of the executive branch of State government in 1989, and the Department of Health was renamed the Division of Health and made a part of the DHHR (W. Va. Code '5F-1-1et seq.). Administratively within the DHHR the Bureau of Public Health through its Commissioner carries out the public health function of the Division of Health.

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W. Va. Code R. § 64-67-3