County Health Departments Wade Into Fight Over Emergency-Orders Bill, Warning of “Immediate Jeopardy”
(INDIANAPOLIS) – County health directors and the Indiana Public Health Association are trying to head off a bill making it harder for health departments to take emergency action.
Legislators plan to vote Monday on overriding Governor Holcomb’s veto of a bill requiring county commissioners’ approval to go further than state orders.
The Indiana Public Health Association echoes Holcomb’s warning that the bill would cost lives, by slowing down health departments’ ability to act in urgent situations.
Legislative Republicans say there needs to be someone elected by the voters with the power to tell the health department no. Ripley County health officer David Welsh says he understands the desire for a second set of eyes on health department actions, but says there are better ways to do it. He points to long-running discussions among health professionals and county official
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