FIRSTREGULARSESSION HOUSEBILLNO.460 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECHRISTENSEN. 1614H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk ANACT Torepealsections192.260and205.100,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsections relatingtocountyhealthofficers. BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: SectionA.Sections192.260and205.100,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonewsections 2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections192.260and205.100,toreadasfollows: 192.260.Thecountycommissionsoftheseveralcountiesofthisstatemayappointa 2dulylicensedqualifiedphysicianasacountyhealthofficerforatermofoneyear,andinthe 3eventavacancyiscreatedintheofficeofthecountyhealthofficer,suchcommissionmay 4appointadulylicensedqualifiedphysicianfortheunexpiredterm.Iftheincumbentcounty 5healthofficershallnotbereappointed,thecountycommissionmayappointaninterim 6countyhealthofficeruntilthevacancyisfilled.Ifthecountycommissionofanycounty 7decidestoappointacountyhealthofficerasempoweredinthislaw,itshallagreewiththe 8officerastothecompensationandexpensestobepaidforsuchservice,whichamountshall 9bepaidoutofthecountytreasuryofthecounty.Nothingcontainedhereinshallbeconstrued 10torequirethecountycommissionofanycountytoappointacountyhealthofficerinany 11county. 205.100.ThecountycommissionorcommissionsshallannuallyattheirFebruary 2meeting,appointthedirectorofthepublichealthcenterascountyhealthofficer[andsuch]. 3Intheeventavacancyiscreatedintheofficeofthecountyhealthofficerorthe 4incumbentcountyhealthofficerisnotreappointed,thecountycommissionmayappoint 5aninterimcountyhealthofficeruntilthevacancyisfilled.Thecountyhealthofficershall 6exercisealloftherightsandperformallofthedutiespertainingtothatofficeassetforward EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 7underthehealthlawsofthestateandrulesandregulationsofthedepartmentofhealthand 8seniorservices. ✔ HB460 2