New York Public Health Law Section 327 - Local health officer; nurses; appointment.

  327.  Local  health  officer;  nurses;  appointment.   Every health
  officer  or  other  official  exercising  similar  duties,  by  whatever
  official  designation  he may be known, with the approval and consent of
  the local board of health of his district, shall have  power  to  employ
  such  number  of  public  health  nurses,  qualified  as provided by the
  sanitary code, as in his judgment may be necessary within the limits  of
  the appropriation made therefor by the municipality.

Last modified: February 3, 2019