Sec. 2235.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), the department may authorize a local health department to exercise a power or function of the department where not otherwise prohibited by law or rule.
(2) The director, in determining the organization of services and programs which the department may establish or require under this code, shall consider a local health department which meets the requirements of part 24 to be the primary organization responsible for the organization, coordination, and delivery of those services and programs in the area served by the local health department.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if the director determines that 1 of the following exists:
(a) The local health department does not have and is unable or unwilling to obtain qualified personnel or does not have and is unable or unwilling to obtain the administrative capacity or programmatic mechanisms to perform a specific function.
(b) The services or programs are so specialized in nature and of such technical complexity that cost benefit or cost effectiveness does not justify administration through the local health department.
(c) Legal constraints preclude the assignment of the responsibility.
(4) When a branch of the state department of public health directly delivers services within a local health department area, the state department of public health shall provide summary reports of those activities to the local health department upon the request of the local health officer.
History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 Popular Name: Act 368
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211)
Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625)
368-1978-2-22 - Part 22 State Department of Public Health (333.2201...333.2264)
Section 333.2201 - Department of Public Health and Office of Director of Public Health Continued.
Section 333.2204 - Director of Public Health; Salary; Full-Time Performance of Functions; Expenses.
Section 333.2210 - Public Health Advisory Council; Powers and Duties Generally.
Section 333.2213 - Task Forces.
Section 333.2223 - Biennial Plan for Rural Health; Preparation; Submission to Standing Committees.
Section 333.2226 - Powers of Department.
Section 333.2227 - Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities; Duties of Department.
Section 333.2231 - Furnishing Information Relating to Public Health; Report.
Section 333.2232 - Repealed. 1986, Act 79, Eff. Apr. 1, 1987.
Section 333.2232a - Repeal of MCL 333.2232.
Section 333.2237 - Duties of Department as to Health Education; “Health Education” Defined.
Section 333.2241 - Inspection or Investigation to Assure Compliance; Application for Warrant.
Section 333.2242 - Warrant; Affidavit Required for Issuance.
Section 333.2243 - Warrant; Grounds for Issuance.
Section 333.2244 - Warrant; Finding of Cause.
Section 333.2245 - Warrant; Directing to Law Enforcement Officer; Contents.
Section 333.2246 - Warrant; Execution.
Section 333.2247 - Warrant; Procuring Maliciously or Without Cause; Misdemeanor.
Section 333.2255 - Injunctive Action.
Section 333.2261 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.
Section 333.2264 - Patient Safety Organization; Certification of More Than 1 Entity.