Terms Used In Iowa Code 137.114

  • Board: means the board of hearing aid specialists. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • County board: means a county board of health. See Iowa Code 137.102
  • Department: means the Iowa department of public health. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • District: means any two or more geographically contiguous counties. See Iowa Code 137.102
  • District board: means a board of health representing at least two geographically contiguous counties formed with approval of the state department in accordance with this chapter, or any district board of health in existence prior to July 1, 2010. See Iowa Code 137.102
  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Iowa Code 152E.3
  • State board: means the state board of health. See Iowa Code 137.102
  • State department: means the Iowa department of public health. See Iowa Code 137.102
 A county may withdraw from an existing district board upon submission of a request for withdrawal to and approval by the state department. The request shall include a plan to reform its county board or join a different district board, information specified in section 137.106, and approval of the request by the district board and, at the recommendation of the state department, the state board. Any county choosing to withdraw from the district board shall commit to the continuity of services in its county by reestablishing its county board or joining a different district board. The remaining counties in the district shall submit an application including the information specified in section 137.106 to the state department for review as provided in section 137.107.