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A.<\/span> There shall be a State Health Commissioner<\/span> appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by each house of the General Assembly. The Commissioner<\/span> shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in this Commonwealth and shall be certified by the American Board<\/span> of Preventive Medicine or a recognized board<\/span> in a primary care specialty as approved by the American Board<\/span> of Medical Specialties, experienced in public health duties, sanitary science and environmental health, and otherwise qualified to execute the duties incumbent upon him by law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall be appointed for a term coincident with that of the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER; QUALIFICATIONS; TERM (\u00a7 32.1-17)\n\nA. There shall be a State Health Commissioner appointed by the Governor, subject\nto confirmation by each house of the General Assembly. The Commissioner shall be\na physician licensed to practice medicine in this Commonwealth and shall be\ncertified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine or a recognized board in\na primary care specialty as approved by the American Board of Medical\nSpecialties, experienced in public health duties, sanitary science and\nenvironmental health, and otherwise qualified to execute the duties incumbent\nupon him by law.\n\nB. The Commissioner shall be appointed for a term coincident with that of the\nGovernor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 32-23, 32-25; 1979, c. 711; 2000, c. 168.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}