135.163 - HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE ACCESS.
135.163 HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE ACCESS.
The department shall coordinate public and private efforts to
develop and maintain an appropriate health care delivery
infrastructure and a stable, well-qualified, diverse, and sustainable
health care workforce in this state. The health care delivery
infrastructure and the health care workforce shall address the broad
spectrum of health care needs of Iowans throughout their lifespan
including long-term care needs. The department shall, at a minimum,
do all of the following:
1. Develop a strategic plan for health care delivery
infrastructure and health care workforce resources in this state.
2. Provide for the continuous collection of data to provide a
basis for health care strategic planning and health care
policymaking.
3. Make recommendations regarding the health care delivery
infrastructure and the health care workforce that assist in
monitoring current needs, predicting future trends, and informing
policymaking. Section History: Recent Form
2008 Acts, ch 1188, §57
Referred to in § 135.153A, 135.175