The State Board of Health was constituted by Code of Ala. 1975, § 22-2-1, and is charged with the responsibility for safeguarding the public health through enforcement of the public health laws of the State of Alabama and other means as enumerated in § 22-2-2. The terms State Board of Health, State Committee of Public Health, State Department of Public Health, and State Health Officer are used interchangeably except where the context prohibits.
Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-1-5-.01
Author: P. Brian Hale
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-2-2(6), 22-2-11, 41-22-4.