Board of Health
The City-County Board of Health for Lincoln County works to prevent disease and illness, ensures a healthy environment and promotes healthy choices by setting county-wide policies to protect the health of Lincoln County residents.
Next Board Meeting Date:
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Lincoln County Courthouse, Libby
Agenda: click here for agenda
Zoom meeting ID: 998 434 6152
For audio conferencing dial (253) 215-8782 or (669) 900-9128, meeting ID: 998 434 6152
Written comments or questions to the Board should be submitted to . Written comments are accepted at any time, but must be received at least seven days prior to the next Board Meeting to be addressed at that meeting.
Current By-Laws
Notice: HB 702, effective July 1, 2021, prohibits discrimination based on a person's vaccination status or possession of an immunity passport:
Section 1. Discrimination based on vaccination status or possession of immunity passport prohibited - definitions. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), it is an unlawful discriminatory practice for:
(a) a person or a governmental entity to refuse, withhold from, or deny to a person any local or state services, goods, facilities, advantages, privileges, licensing, educational opportunities, health care access, or employment opportunities based on the person's vaccination status or whether the person has an immunity passport;
(b) an employer to refuse employment to a person, to bar a person from employment, or to discriminate against a person in compensation or in a term, condition, or privilege of employment based on the person's vaccination status or whether the person has an immunity passport; or
(c) a public accommodation to exclude, limit, segregate, refuse to serve, or otherwise discriminate against a person based on the person's vaccination status or whether the person has an immunity passport.
(2) This section does not apply to vaccination requirements set forth for schools pursuant to Title 20, chapter 5, part 4, or day-care facilities pursuant to Title 52, chapter 2, part 7.
Current Board Members
Lincoln County Representative: Jan Ivers
Lincoln County Representative: Dr. Dianna Carvey
Lincoln County Representative: Patty Kincheloe (Secretary)
Lincoln County Commissioner: Josh Letcher (Chair)
City of Libby Representative: Amy Fantozzi (Vice Chair)
City of Troy Representative: Jim Seifert
Town of Eureka Representative: Lannie Fehlberg
Click here to view member terms
Operating Procedures
Operating Procedure #1 - Focus Area Liaisons
Operating Procedure #2 - Public Comment
Operating Procedure #3 - Variance Request
Public Information Request
BOH Regulations
2. Animal Control Policies and Regulations
3. Wastewater Treatment and Disposal
5. Reserved for Proposed Water Well Protection - Pending
7. Notices of Violation & Abatement Order Review Process
Public Health Emergency Preparedness Plans
-Communicable Disease Response Plan
-Non Pharmaceutical Intervention Plan:
NPI plan
-Pandemic Influenza Plan:
Pan Flu plan
-Sample Transport Plan:
Sample Transport plan
Posted Documents
Lincoln County Health Officer Order 7.21.20
Lincoln County Health Officer Order 4.23.20, Phase 1 Reopening
Doney Crowley Settlement Statement
March 23, 2020 Order of the Lincoln County Health Officer
March 18, 2020 Covid-19 Guidance
BOH Position Statement
Motion re Public Comment Periods 11.13.19
Rabies Prevention & Control Policy
Public Health Emergency Letters
ICSC Report of Recommendations Adopted 14 MARCH 2018
OU4/OU7 Operations & Maintenance Documents
EPA Institutional Control Implementation and Assurance Plan (ICIAP): Public Comment from BOH, Final Document, ICIAP Responsiveness Summary
EPA Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Plan: Public Comment from BOH, Final Document, O&M Plan Responsiveness Summary
DEQ Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Manual: May 2020 version
Remedial Action Completion Report for Libby (OU4) and Troy (OU7): Click here
Libby (OU4) and Troy (OU7) Operational and Functional (O&F) Determination Letter: Click here
Libby Asbestos Superfund Oversight Committee Documents (LASOC)
Federal O&M Shortfalls: Considerations for State Funding Documents presented at February 10th LASOC Meeting and February 12th BOH Meeting: Remarks, Estmate Breakdown, and Motion
Options for Making Recommendations to DEQ for Reimbursement Requests Between Meetings (09-29-2020): Click here