6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1014-6-1.4

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024

Section 6 CCR 1014-6-1.4 - Substitutions and Waivers

(1) Substitutions

The county or district board of health, may substitute year for year professional public health work experience for certain academic requirements or exceptional academic preparation for certain experience requirements when a candidate is otherwise prepared to carry out the duties of a public health director. Within 30 days of appointing a new director, the county or district board of health shall submit the substitution and the information upon which the substitution was allowed to the Department for review.

When substituting education or experience to meet minimum qualifications, the county or district board of health will consider:

(A) The relevance of the experience or education to the duties contained above in 1.1; and

(B) The resources and needs of the county or district.

(2) Waivers

If recruitment for a public health director who meets minimum qualifications as described in Section 1.2 is not successful, the county or district board of health may waive the minimum qualifications set forth in these rules. Within 30 days of appointing the new director, the county or district board of health shall submit waiver information to the Department for review.

When waiving minimum qualifications, the county or district board of health will consider:

(A) The population of the jurisdiction for the county or district served and its ability to recruit a qualified candidate;

(B) Whether the candidate for public health director will seek to obtain additional public health education and experience within five years of the waiver; and

(C) The county or district board of health has explored joining with a county or establishing a district public health agency with a qualified public health director.

(3) When using a substitution or waiver, the county or district board of health is strongly encouraged to assess competencies and address gaps by enabling organizational and individual training and development opportunities pursuant to 6 CCR 1014-9 rule (3.1)(H)(2).

6 CCR 1014-6-1.4

38 CR 18, September 25, 2015, effective 10/15/2015