GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

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HOUSE BILL 1061

Short Title:  Local Health Board Rules.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives McAllister; Edwards and Adams.

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Referred to:  Public Health.

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April 15, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE RULE-MAKING AUTHORITY OF LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 130A-39(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	A local board of health shall have the responsibility to protect and promote the public health. The board shall have the authority to adopt rules necessary for that purpose. In adopting rules to protect and promote the public health, a local board of health may take into account factors other than public health that may enhance the reasonableness of the rule in light of the health risk addressed."
Section 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.