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                    CHAPTER 130

               HEALTH AND SANITATION

Section 130-1.  STATE SANITATION LAWS.

     All businesses located within the Qualla Boundary shall comply
with all health and sanitation requirements of the State of North
Carolina.

SOURCE:  Res. 197, eff. Feb. 25, 1959.

Section 130-2.  PRIVATE SANITATION SERVICES.

     (a)  Businesses located on the Qualla Boundary shall be permitted
          to hire or contact sanitation services from the private
          sector rather than using the services of the Tribal
          Sanitation Department.

     (b)  Businesses providing contract sanitation services shall be
          granted the use of Cherokee landfill but they shall not
          dispose in the tribal landfill any material or matter
          collected from outside the Cherokee Reservation.

SOURCE:  Res. 491, eff. Jun 6, 1985.

Section 130-3.  TRIBAL HEALTH BOARD.

     (a)  The Tribal Health Board shall consist of twelve persons, two
          appointed from the Tribal Council, one from each community
          as appointed by each Community Club, and two senior citizens
          as appointed by the Cherokee Senior Citizens Group.  The
          Cherokee Health Service Delivery System shall have four
          additional members, who shall serve in an advisory capacity.
          No person employed by any Cherokee health program shall be
          eligible to serve on the Board.

     (b)  The Board shall adopt a constitution and by-laws to govern
          their acts and deliberations.  The Board shall meet monthly.

     (c)  The Board shall monitor and investigate health care delivery
          to members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and their
          families.  The Board shall seek to insure efficient and
          appropriate health care to tribal members, promote maximum
          utilization of all available medical resources, plan for
          health care programs, be responsible for budget preparation
          and allocation, establish health and medical priorities for
          the Cherokee Indian Reservation, assist or advise in the
          selection of medical personnel, plan and provide for
          training of medical personnel and Board members, plan for
          construction of all new health facilities, investigate
          availability of scholarships in the health services field,
          and investigate all contracted services offered by Public
          Health Services.

SOURCE:  Res. 66, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Res. 340, eff. Oct 13, 1971; Res.
         159, eff. Jul. 11, 1974; Res. 222, eff. Oct. 31, 1974; Res.
         5, eff.  Jan. 8, 1976.

Section 130-4.  PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE.

     The Tribal Council endorses the Public Health and Sanitation Code
as the official tribal document for the regulation and control of
health and sanitation activities on the Cherokee Reservation.  This
ordinance represents the proper references for any and all questions
concerning legality, conformance of standards and enforcement.

SOURCE:  Res. 272, eff. Sep. 23, 1976.


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