Sec. 2. (a) The governor shall appoint the state health commissioner, who serves at the will and pleasure of the governor.
(b) The state health commissioner must hold an unlimited license to practice medicine under IC 25-22.5. It is the intent of the general assembly that the office of the state health commissioner be held by a person who is qualified by training and experience to administer the affairs of the state department.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-2-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 19. State Department of Health
Chapter 4. State Health Commissioner
16-19-4-1. Commissioner as Secretary, Executive Officer, Appointing Authority, and Director
16-19-4-2. Commissioner; Appointment; Term; Qualifications
16-19-4-3. Commissioner; Oath of Office
16-19-4-4. Commissioner; Employed Physicians; Ethics and Conflicts of Interest; Practice of Medicine
16-19-4-5. Commissioner; Employed Physicians; Practice of Medicine; Liability of State
16-19-4-6. Commissioner; Salary
16-19-4-8. Divisions and Subdivisions
16-19-4-10. Public Health Emergency Declaration
16-19-4-11. Standing Order, Prescription, or Protocol; Immunity