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State Sen. Ron Stollings, D-Boone, joined by state Sen. Richard Lindsay, D-Kanawha, raised concerns about SB 12. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams)
CHARLESTON Local health departments and Senate Democratic leaders are concerned a bill meant to provide oversight to local health departments would interfere with public health and erode morale of overworked health officials.
Senate Bill 12 is up for passage today in the state Senate. It was moved to third reading with the right to amend Monday.
SB 12 would give county commissioners and municipal governments a non-voting seat on county and city boards of health. It also gives county and city governments the authority to approve or reject any rule or part of a rule created by a local board of health except instances of health emergencies. In those instances, county and city governments would have 30 days to approve those emergency rules once issued.
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