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Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2428 (2026)

Local health officer; appointment; qualifications; powers and duties.

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PUBLIC HEALTH CODE


Act 368 of 1978


333.2428 Local health officer; appointment; qualifications; powers and duties.

Sec. 2428.

    (1)  A local health department shall have a full-time local health officer appointed by the local governing entity or in case of a district health department by the district board of health. The local health officer shall possess professional qualifications for administration of a local health department as prescribed by the department.

    (2) The local health officer shall act as the administrative officer of the board of health and local health department and may take actions and make determinations necessary or appropriate to carry out the local health department's functions under this part or functions delegated under this part and to protect the public health and prevent disease.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2016–2023 · leading case: Crawford v. Benzie-Leelanau Dist. Health Dep't Bd. of Health, 636 F. App'x 261 (6th Cir. 2016).
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Crawford v. Benzie-Leelanau Dist. Health Dep't Bd. of Health, 636 F. App'x 261 (6th Cir. 2016). · cites it 3× “2 See Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2428 . The individual acting in the role acts as the “administrative officer of the board of health and local health department____” Mich.”
Adeline Hambley v. Ottawa Cnty. (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “143 and MCL § 333.2428 as amended, the Board is authorized to enter into a written employment contract with a person to act as Ottawa County’s health officer and internal administrative officer of its health department, provided the Michigan Department of Health and Human…”
Patrick Flynn v. Ottawa Cnty. Dep't of Pub. Health (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “On the other hand, MCL 333.2428 enumerates the powers and duties of local health officers: (1) A local health department shall have a full-time local health officer appointed by the local governing entity or in case of a district health department by the district board of health.”
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