Section He-P 901.02 - Definitions(a) "Cause" means any determination by the town for which a town recommends removal of the health officer.(b) "Certificate of appointment" means the documentation of an official assignation of a person as a health officer or deputy health officer for a town or unorganized locality.(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services, or commissioner's designee.(d) "Department" means the department of health and human services.(e) "Health officer" means the person appointed by the commissioner to enforce public health laws and rules in a town or unorganized locality. It includes the term "deputy health officer."(f) "New Hampshire Health Officers Association (NHHOA)" means the professional organization established to assist and support local health officials in meeting their responsibilities to the public through programs of education, technical assistance, representation, and resource development.(g) "Qualified person" means an appointed health officer.(h) "Town" means a political unit of the state other than a city. It includes the term "municipality."(i) "Unorganized localities" means a region of the state with no local incorporated government.N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 901.02
Derived from Number 15, Filed April 13, 2023, Proposed by #13604, Effective 3/28/2023, Expires 3/28/2033 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for He-P 900).