Introduction

Local boards of health (LBOH) are responsible for protecting the public's health by providing ten essential services. One of these essential services is enforcing those laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety. In order to do so, LBOH must monitor compliance with public and environmental health regulations and laws. The primary way for LBOH to monitor compliance is to conduct inspections, however, there may be times when people feel their privacy is being violated and they refuse to allow an inspection to take place. Refusal of an inspection may require LBOH to seek an administrative search warrant. This training will review how and when the LBOH should obtain an administrative search warrant.

Learning Objectives

After completing this training, you will be able to:

• Contrast the rights of individuals when being subjected to search or seizure with the authority of LBOH to conduct inspections
• Describe the preferred method for LBOH to gain access for inspections
• Determine options if permission is not granted for inspections during emergency and non-emergency situations
• Summarize the eight steps to get and serve an administrative search warrant