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2022 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 32.1-30 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 32.1-30. Local health departments.
Each county and city shall establish and maintain a local
department of health which that shall be headed by a local health
director. Each such local health director shall (i) be a physician
licensed to practice medicine in this the Commonwealth, (ii)
possess a master's or doctoral degree in the area of public health and have at
least three years of professional experience in a full-time position in either
a public health agency or public health-related position, or (iii) be otherwise
qualified for the position as determined by the Commissioner. If a local health
director is not a physician licensed to practice medicine and there is no
licensed physician on staff, the local health director shall enter into a
consulting agreement with a licensed physician to execute prescribing duties,
consult on clinical matters, and perform all other duties as requested.