Must board of health members be residents of the county or multi-county area served by the board?

The statutes authorizing county boards of health, district boards of health, and consolidated human services boards all require that board members be residents of the county or multi-county district. There is an exception for the member of a county board of health who serves in the licensed optometrist spot.[1] If a licensed optometrist who is a county resident is not available for appointment, the county commissioners may fill the position with either: (1) a licensed optometrist who resides in another county, or (2) a member of the general public who is a county resident. This provision does not apply to a district board of health, or to a consolidated human services board.

Members of public health authority boards are not required to be residents of the county or multi-county area served by the authority.