The county and city boards in any area designated by the district health department plan may at any time submit to the state department a request for approval as a district health department. The request shall include:
1. A plan for appointment of a district board of health, the membership of which shall not exceed eleven members who shall be reasonably representative of all existing health jurisdictions in the area. At least one and not more than three of the members shall be licensed in Iowa as doctors of medicine and surgery or osteopathic physicians and surgeons, as defined by law. The plan shall specify the terms of office of the members, by whom appointments to the board are to be made, and methods for filling vacancies.
2. Evidence that the proposed district health department is consistent with the state district health department plan and will meet the requirements of rules of the state board.
[C31, 35, § 2246-c1, -c2, -c3; C39, § 2246.1, 2246.2, 2246.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, § 137.20, 138.1, 138.2, 138.3; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 137.10]
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