Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 68001. Establishment of board of health

The board of supervisors may appoint a township board of health and township health officer to administer and enforce the health and sanitation laws of the township.  If a board of health is appointed, the board of health may appoint a health officer or inspector whose duties shall be to implement and enforce the health and sanitation laws of the township and actions of the board of health.  The health officer or inspector, whether appointed by the board of supervisors or by the board of health, shall not assume the performance of the duties of office until certified as a qualified health officer or inspector by the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health.