Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 212.230 (2026)

Powers and duties of county, city-county, and district health boards

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(1) County, city-county, and district boards of health shall: (a) Appoint a health officer and fix his salary subject to the approval of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (b) Hold a regular meeting at least once every three (3) months, except that county or city-county boards whose counties are members of a district health department shall hold a regular meeting at least once every twelve (12) months, and other special or regular meetings as desired and keep full minutes of all the proceedings in a book provided for this purpose; (c) Adopt, except as otherwise provided by law, administrative regulations not in conflict with the administrative regulations of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services necessary to protect the health of the people or to effectuate the purposes of this chapter or any other law relating to public health; (d) Act in a general advisory capacity to the health officer on all matters relating to the local department of health; (e) Provide information regarding the Commonwealth Office of the Ombudsman to all applicants; (f) Hear and decide appeals from rulings, decisions, and actions of the local health department or health officer, in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B, if the aggrieved party makes written request therefor to the board within thirty (30) days after the ruling, decision, or action complained of. In hearing appeals regarding on-site wastewater permitting, the local health board shall utilize the expertise of the regional on-site wastewater consultants employed by the Department for Public Health; (g) Provide all information on on-site wastewater systems to the cabinet for incorporation into the statewide database as provided for in KRS 211.350(1); and (h) Perform all other functions necessary to carry out the provisions of law and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, relating to local boards of health. (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1), all powers and authority of the local board of health under existing statutes are transferred to the county department of health. Effective: July 1, 2024 History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 124, sec. 88, effective July 1, 2024. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 191, sec. 3, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 403, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 354, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 318, sec. 117, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 121, sec. 2, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(1), (3) and (11). -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 3, effective June 19, 1958. -- Amended 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 209, sec. 3. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2054a-10, 2054a-15, 2055.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1967–2014 · leading case: Bullitt Fiscal Court v. Bullitt Cnty. Bd. of Health, 434 S.W.3d 29 (Ky. 2014).

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Bullitt Fiscal Court v. Bullitt Cnty. Bd. of Health, 434 S.W.3d 29 (Ky. 2014). · cites it 30× “KRS 212.230 Our analysis begins with KRS 212.”

Louisville & Jefferson Cnty. Bd. of Health v. Haunz, 451 S.W.2d 407 (Ky. Ct. App. 1969). · cites it 2× “It was authorized by KRS 212.230 (1) (c) to ‘Adopt, except as otherwise provided by law, such rules and regulations not in conflict with the rules and regulations of the State Board of Health, as may be necessary to protect the health of the people * * Public health is a proper…”

Barnes v. Jacobsen, 417 S.W.2d 224 (Ky. Ct. App. 1967). · cites it 2× “In 1960 the Board of Health adopted a regulation pursuant to KRS 212.230(1) (c) which provided that no private sewage disposal system should be installed without a permit first having been obtained from the Boone County Health Department.”

Kannapell v. Dulworth, 497 S.W.2d 718 (Ky. Ct. App. 1973). “KRS 212.230(1) (e) sets out the procedure to be followed in appealing decisions of the Board of Health or any of its officials.”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 212.230(1) — 3 cases

Louisville & Jefferson Cnty. Bd. of Health v. Haunz, 451 S.W.2d 407 (Ky. Ct. App. 1969). “It was authorized by KRS 212.230 (1) (c) to ‘Adopt, except as otherwise provided by law, such rules and regulations not in conflict with the rules and regulations of the State Board of Health, as may be necessary to protect the health of the people * * Public health is a proper…”

Barnes v. Jacobsen, 417 S.W.2d 224 (Ky. Ct. App. 1967). “In 1960 the Board of Health adopted a regulation pursuant to KRS 212.230(1) (c) which provided that no private sewage disposal system should be installed without a permit first having been obtained from the Boone County Health Department.”

Kannapell v. Dulworth, 497 S.W.2d 718 (Ky. Ct. App. 1973). “KRS 212.230(1) (e) sets out the procedure to be followed in appealing decisions of the Board of Health or any of its officials.”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 212.230(l)(c) — 1 case

Bullitt Fiscal Court v. Bullitt Cnty. Bd. of Health, 434 S.W.3d 29 (Ky. 2014). “KRS 212.230 Our analysis begins with KRS 212.”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 212.230(l)(e) — 1 case

Bullitt Fiscal Court v. Bullitt Cnty. Bd. of Health, 434 S.W.3d 29 (Ky. 2014). “KRS 212.230 Our analysis begins with KRS 212.”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 212.230(l)(g) — 1 case

Bullitt Fiscal Court v. Bullitt Cnty. Bd. of Health, 434 S.W.3d 29 (Ky. 2014). “KRS 212.230 Our analysis begins with KRS 212.”

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