The State Board of Health was constituted by Code of Ala. 1975, §22-2-1, and is charged with the responsibility for safeguarding the public health through enforcement of the public health laws of the State of Alabama and other means as enumerated in §22-2-2. The terms State Board of Health, State Committee of Public Health, State Department of Public Health, and State Health Officer are used interchangeably except where the context prohibits.

Author: P. Brian Hale

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§22-2-2(6), 22-2-11, 41-22-4.

History: Filed July 20, 1990. Amended: Filed December 17, 2009; effective January 21, 2010.