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