Section 641.77.11. Withdrawal from a district board of health.

 A county may voluntarily withdraw from a district board of health by submitting a request for withdrawal to the department for approval. The request shall include a time line and plan to reestablish a county board of health or to join a different district board of health to provide the core public health functions and essential public health services to the county’s geographic area.

         77.11(1) If the request for withdrawal of the applicant county from the district board of health is approved by the state board of health, an effective date shall be set for the action, and notification shall be sent to the district board of health and the board of supervisors of the applicant county.

         77.11(2) The ownership of property and equipment shall follow the guidelines submitted in the original request to form the district board of health.

         77.11(3) The remaining counties in the district shall submit an application including the information specified in rule 641—77.8(137) to the department for review as provided in Iowa Code section 137.107.

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