The county health officer has supervision over all matters pertaining to the preservation of the lives and health of the people of the county, except incorporated cities of population categories one and two having a health officer appointed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, which are under the jurisdiction of the city health officer, subject to the supervision and control of the Division.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 439.480

  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Division: means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 439.005
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States and reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor pursuant to 13 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050