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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 1699
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
3991H.02C JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal sections 192.260 and 205.100, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections
relating to county health of ficers.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 192.260 and 205.100, RSMo, are repealed and two new sections
2 enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 192.260 and 205.100, to read as follows:
192.260. The county commissions of the several counties of this state may appoint a
2 duly licensed qualified physician as a county health of ficer for a term of one year , and in the
3 event a vacancy is created in the of fice of the county health of ficer , such commission may
4 appoint a duly licensed qualified physician for the unexpired term. If the incumbent county
5 health officer shall not be reap pointed, the county health officer shall vacate the office,
6 and the county commission shall appoint an interim county health officer until the
7 vacancy is filled. If the county commission of any county decides to appoint a county health
8 of ficer as empowered in this law , it shall agree with the of ficer as to the compensation and
9 expenses to be paid for such service, which amount shall be paid out of the county treasury of
10 the county . Nothing contained herein shall be construed to require the county commission of
11 any county to appoint a county health of ficer in any county .
205.100. The county commission or commissions shall annually at their February
2 meeting, appoint the director of the public health center as county health of ficer [ and such ] .
3 In the event a vacancy is creat ed in the office of the county health officer or the
4 incumbent county health officer is not be rea ppointed, the county health officer shall
5 vacate the office, and the county commission shall appoint an interim county health
6 officer until the vacancy is filled. The county health of ficer shall exercise all of the rights
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
7 and perform all of the duties pertaining to that of fice as set forward under the health laws of
8 the state and rules and regulations of the department of health and senior services.
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