Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in IC 16-20-3, the executive of each county shall by ordinance establish and maintain a local health department.
(b) The executive of a county having a population of more than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000) and less than two hundred thousand (200,000) may only establish and maintain one (1) local health department having countywide jurisdiction.
(c) The county executive in a county having a population of more than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000) and less than two hundred thousand (200,000) may adopt health ordinances that apply to the entire county.
(d) A health ordinance adopted by a city legislative body after December 31, 1993, in a county having a population of more than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000) and less than two hundred thousand (200,000) is void.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3.8-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.2-1993, SEC.127; P.L.87-1994, SEC.7; P.L.95-1994, SEC.1; P.L.170-2002, SEC.98; P.L.119-2012, SEC.124; P.L.104-2022, SEC.101.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 20. Local Health Departments
Chapter 2. Local Boards of Health
16-20-2-1. Application of Chapter
16-20-2-2. Establishment and Maintenance of Local Health Department; Adoption of Health Ordinances
16-20-2-3. Management of Local Health Departments
16-20-2-4. Composition of Board
16-20-2-5. Membership Selection Criteria
16-20-2-6. Appointment of Members
16-20-2-7. Appointment of Members in Certain Counties
16-20-2-9. Compensation of Members
16-20-2-10. Term of Office; Staggered Terms
16-20-2-11. Vacancies; Qualified Replacements
16-20-2-12. Conditions of Membership
16-20-2-13. Conflict of Interest
16-20-2-14. Election of Chairman
16-20-2-15. Meetings; Call; Quorum
16-20-2-16. Health Officer; Appointment; Certification; Reappointment; Duties
16-20-2-17. Annual Levy for Maintenance of Department; County Health Fund; Appropriations; Exception
16-20-2-18. Transfer of Revenue to Community Health Clinic in Certain Counties