Any employe of the Department who has achieved permanent status under the merit system of the Department and who is selected as an employe of a county department of health in accordance with section 12(b) of the act (16 P. S. § 12012(b)) may be appointed as a permanent employe of the county department of health without the necessity of completing a probationary period, if the position in the county department to which that employe is appointed is similar with respect to duties, responsibilities and minimum qualifications to the position under the Department in which that employe achieved permanent status and if the employe possesses the minimum qualifications established for the position.
28 Pa. Code § 13.47