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Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2433 (2026)

Local health department; powers and duties generally.

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PUBLIC HEALTH CODE


Act 368 of 1978


333.2433 Local health department; powers and duties generally.

Sec. 2433.

    (1)  A local health department shall continually and diligently endeavor to prevent disease, prolong life, and promote the public health through organized programs, including prevention and control of environmental health hazards; prevention and control of diseases; prevention and control of health problems of particularly vulnerable population groups; development of health care facilities and health services delivery systems; and regulation of health care facilities and health services delivery systems to the extent provided by law.

    (2) A local health department shall:

    (a) Implement and enforce laws for which responsibility is vested in the local health department.

    (b) Utilize vital and health statistics and provide for epidemiological and other research studies for the purpose of protecting the public health.

    (c) Make investigations and inquiries as to:

    (i) The causes of disease and especially of epidemics.

    (ii)  The causes of morbidity and mortality.

    (iii)  The causes, prevention, and control of environmental health hazards, nuisances, and sources of illness.

    (d) Plan, implement, and evaluate health education through the provision of expert technical assistance, or financial support, or both.

    (e) Provide or demonstrate the provision of required services as set forth in section 2473(2).

    (f) Have powers necessary or appropriate to perform the duties and exercise the powers given by law to the local health officer and which are not otherwise prohibited by law.

    (g) Plan, implement, and evaluate nutrition services by provision of expert technical assistance or financial support, or both.

    (3) This section does not limit the powers or duties of a local health officer otherwise vested by law.

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

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2007–2022 · leading case: McNeil v. Charlevoix Cnty., 772 N.W.2d 18 (Mich. 2009).
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McNeil v. Charlevoix Cnty., 772 N.W.2d 18 (Mich. 2009). · cites it 24× “[MCL 333.2433(1).]" The regulation at issue is consistent with these duties and is authorized to be promulgated by the NMCHA under §§ 2435 and 2441 of Part 24, which provide that a local health department may "[a]dopt regulations to properly safeguard the public health," MCL 333.”
McNeil v. Charlevoix Cnty., 741 N.W.2d 27 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 3× “[MCL 333.2433(1).] The regulation at issue is consistent with these duties and is authorized to be promulgated by the NMCHA under §§ 2435 and 2441 of Part 24, which provide that a local health department may “[a]dopt regulations to properly safeguard the public health,” MCL 333.”
Patrick Flynn v. Ottawa Cnty. Dep't of Pub. Health (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “MCL 333.2433 addresses the duties assigned to a local health department: (1) A local health department shall continually and diligently endeavor to prevent disease, prolong life, and promote the public health through organized programs, including prevention and control of…”
Gregg D Stoll v. Luce MacKinac Alger Schoolcraft Dist Health Dept (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “MCL 333.2433(1). To the degree that any duty would be delegated to a lower-ranking employee, the duty would still remain within Derusha’s authority.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2433(1) — 3 cases
McNeil v. Charlevoix Cnty., 772 N.W.2d 18 (Mich. 2009). “[MCL 333.2433(1).]" The regulation at issue is consistent with these duties and is authorized to be promulgated by the NMCHA under §§ 2435 and 2441 of Part 24, which provide that a local health department may "[a]dopt regulations to properly safeguard the public health," MCL 333.”
McNeil v. Charlevoix Cnty., 741 N.W.2d 27 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). “[MCL 333.2433(1).] The regulation at issue is consistent with these duties and is authorized to be promulgated by the NMCHA under §§ 2435 and 2441 of Part 24, which provide that a local health department may “[a]dopt regulations to properly safeguard the public health,” MCL 333.”
Gregg D Stoll v. Luce MacKinac Alger Schoolcraft Dist Health Dept (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “MCL 333.2433(1). To the degree that any duty would be delegated to a lower-ranking employee, the duty would still remain within Derusha’s authority.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2433(2)(a) — 2 cases
McNeil v. Charlevoix Cnty., 772 N.W.2d 18 (Mich. 2009). “[MCL 333.2433(1).]" The regulation at issue is consistent with these duties and is authorized to be promulgated by the NMCHA under §§ 2435 and 2441 of Part 24, which provide that a local health department may "[a]dopt regulations to properly safeguard the public health," MCL 333.”
McNeil v. Charlevoix Cnty., 741 N.W.2d 27 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). “[MCL 333.2433(1).] The regulation at issue is consistent with these duties and is authorized to be promulgated by the NMCHA under §§ 2435 and 2441 of Part 24, which provide that a local health department may “[a]dopt regulations to properly safeguard the public health,” MCL 333.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2433(3) — 1 case
Patrick Flynn v. Ottawa Cnty. Dep't of Pub. Health (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “MCL 333.2433 addresses the duties assigned to a local health department: (1) A local health department shall continually and diligently endeavor to prevent disease, prolong life, and promote the public health through organized programs, including prevention and control of…”
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