Title X, Public Health

The health officer shall hold office for 3 years or until a successor is appointed. The commissioner of the department of health and human services may remove the health officer for cause at any time after notice and hearing, and may fill the vacancy in such office by appointment…

The town health officer: I. Shall enforce the public health laws and rules. II. Shall make such sanitary investigations as may be directed by the local board of health, or as may be required by the department of health and human services. III. May, upon reasonable information, pe…

I. A health officer of a town or the health officer's agent shall not be guilty of criminal trespass pursuant to RSA 635:2 when conducting an investigation of sanitary conditions on private property without the consent of the owner, regardless of whether or not the property is de…

When a health officer has been appointed under the provisions of RSA 128:1, such officer may, subject to the approval of the selectmen and the commissioner of the department of health and human services, appoint a deputy health officer or officers who shall be empowered to enforc…

Upon recommendation of the selectmen of each of several towns the commissioner of the department of health and human services may, in the commissioner's discretion, appoint any qualified person as health officer for all of said towns, and such health officer shall receive such co…

In case where a health officer has been appointed under the provisions of RSA 128:6 for several towns, such officer may, subject to the approval of the selectmen of the several towns and the commissioner of the department of health and human services, appoint a deputy health offi…

This chapter shall not apply to cities.

Within one year of appointment every health officer shall complete a minimum of 3 hours of training on topics related to the specific state laws that provide authority to health officers. The training shall be administered at no cost to the municipality by the department of healt…

Each municipality shall request and obtain a criminal history record information request from the department of safety, as a prerequisite to any nomination of a health officer or deputy health officer, in order to determine if there are any prior convictions that may disqualify s…