2518-S.E AMS HONE MCH 001

ESHB 2518 - S AMD TO S AMD S54711.1

    By Senator Honeyford

    Beginning on page 1 of the striking amendment, strike all of subsections (2), (3), and (4), lines 14 through 34, and insert the following:

    "(2) Supervise the maintenance of all health and sanitary measures for the protection of the public health within its jurisdiction;

    (3) Enact such local rules and regulations as are necessary in order to preserve, promote and improve the public health and provide for the enforcement thereof.  PROVIDED, That each local rule or regulation may not take effect until ratified by the legislative authority of each county, city, and town represented on the local board of health.;

    (4) Provide for the control and prevention of any dangerous, contagious or infectious disease within the jurisdiction of the local health department;

    (5) Provide for the prevention, control and abatement of nuisances detrimental to the public health;

    (6) Make such reports to the state board of health through the local health officer or the administrative officer as the state board of health may require; and

    (7) Establish fee schedules for issuing or renewing licenses or permits or for such other services as are authorized by the law and the rules of the state board of health:  PROVIDED, That such fees for services shall not exceed the actual cost of providing any such services."

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EFFECT: Provides that rules must be ratified by the local boards of health prior to taking effect.