Director of Health; appointment, qualifications, and duties.
Section 13
SEC. 13. Director of Health; appointment, qualifications, and duties.—The Director of Health shall be Chief of the Philippine Health Service, shall exercise general supervision and control over all the departments of the service, and shall be appointed by the Governor-General, with the approval of the Commission. He shall be a physician of good repute, with special knowledge regarding hygiene and tropical medicine, shall be a graduate from a university of recognized reputation, and shall receive the compensation now authorized for the Director of Health. The term of service as Director of Health shall be four years, or until his successor has been thereafter appointed and qualified. If not re-appointed, an officer who has so served shall be returned to, and serve in, such position in the Philippine Health Service as he would have occupied had he not received appointment as Director of Health. He shall perform all the duties and functions, and exercise all the powers, not in conflict with this Act, which are now reposed in the Director of Health, or which may hereafter be conferred upon him by law.