Kentucky Department For Public Health
In order to improve and streamline the process for being appointed or re-appointed to a local county Board of Health, the Kentucky Department for Public Health has created this electronic submission portal for the nomination process.
This online registry is managed by the Division of Administration and Financial Management, Local Health Personnel Branch and all information is stored and confidential within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
As stated in KRS 212.020, the members of the local board shall hold office for a term of two (2) years with the terms of physicians, dentists, pharmacists, and fiscal court appointees beginning on January 1st during even-numbered years and the terms of nurses, engineers, optometrists, veterinarians, and consumer lay appointees beginning on January 1st during odd- number years.
Please complete the form below and be sure to fill out any field you see with a red asterisk * as this information is required.
Once you complete the form and hit the Submit button provided at the bottom, you will be prompted to upload any documents that pertain to the nomination. Click the Upload button once you have selected the document you wish to upload.
Please do not change anything that is in the section marked for DPH administrative use only. This may result in the form not being submitted properly.
If you have any questions please contact:
lhdboardofhealth@ky.gov
Prefix:
*Required Field
State:
County of Legal Residence:
*Required Field
I attest that the named person on this nomination legally resides in the same county as the Board of Health they are being nominated to.
Representative Type:
*Required Field
If professional- please provide your Kentucky License Number. Professional representatives must be licensed and practicing.
State officials, members of the General Assembly, superintendents of school districts, members of local boards of education and other local taxing boards are not eligible for appointment to local boards of health. Such positions are considered incompatible under KRS 61.080.
Appointment:
*Required Field
If Reappointed, Time Served:
Certain demographic information is essential to assure compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and state administered programs using federal funds. Other information is needed to assure that each board is diversely representative of Kentucky’s citizens.
Race:
*Required Field
Age:
*Required Field
Gender:
*Required Field
THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, RELIGION, AGE OR DISABILITY IN MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COUNCILS.
For DPH administrative use only.