# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 3. County Boards of Health; Health Officers

### Subtitle 2. County Boards of Health

#### Section 3-201

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the governing body of a county is ex officio the board of health for the county.

(b) In a code county or charter county, the governing body is ex officio the board of health for the county, unless the governing body establishes a board of health.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)