Section 45-37-171.40
Fees for services - Authorized.
(a) The Jefferson County Board of Health is hereby authorized to designate services rendered by the health department under its control for which fees may be charged and to establish the fees to be respectively charged for such services, subject to the disapproval of such fees by the Jefferson County Commission as provided in Section 45–37–171.42, which authority may be used or not used in accordance with this subpart as and to the extent deemed necessary or desirable by the board of health. The services which may be designated pursuant to this subpart as services for which fees may be charged include, without limitation thereto all of the following:
(1) Inspection and certification services performed in connection with the administration and enforcement of public health and environmental laws and regulations.
(2) Health care services provided through outpatient clinics, home health care, or other service programs.
(3) The administration of tests to determine the incidence of disease in the population as a whole or among particular groups.
(4) The administration of vaccinations and inoculations against communicable diseases.
(5) The reproduction and certification of documents needed or requested by the public.
(b) Upon the designation of services and the establishment of fees therefor by the Jefferson County Board of Health in accordance with this subpart, the board of health is hereby authorized to charge and collect the fees so established for the services so designated. All fees established and collected pursuant to this subpart shall not replace, but shall supplement and be in addition to, any and all federal, state, and local funds otherwise provided to the Jefferson County Board of Health.
(Act 88-895, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 450, §1.)