Sec.19a-76-1. Definitions

(1) "Full-time local director of health" or "director" means a municipal or district director of health who is responsible for enforcing public health laws and administering public health programs; and is employed on a full-time basis by a district or municipality.

(2) "Part-time health department" means a health department that has been designated by a municipality as a part-time health department for purposes of section 19a-202a of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(3) "Health department" means the municipality or district unit which is administered by the full-time local director of health.

(4) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Public Health.

(5) "Employee" means a person who: (1) is designated as a local director of health pursuant to section 19a-200 of the Connecticut General Statutes; or (2) reports to a local director of health, and is licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapters 370, 371, 379, 395, subsections (a) or (b) of section 20-87a of the Connecticut General Statutes or holds a bachelor's or higher degree in public health from a regionally accredited college or university; and (3) is employed by a part-time health department to provide services pursuant to section 19a-76-2 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(6) "Full-time employee or its equivalent" means a maximum of three employees, as defined in subdivision (5) of this section, whose total work week consists of a minimum of thirty-five hours.

(Effective December 15, 1983; Amended April 29, 1999)