Section 34-7-2 - Health department as state agency--Survey of hospital needs--Constructionprogram and plans.
34-7-2. Health department as state agency--Survey of hospital needs--Construction program and plans. The Department of Health constitutes the sole agency of the state for the purpose of:
(1) Making an inventory of existing hospitals, surveying the need for construction of hospitals, and developing a program of hospital construction as provided in §§ 34-7-8 to 34-7-18, inclusive; and
(2) Developing and administering a state plan for the construction of public and other nonprofit hospitals as provided in §§ 34-7-8 to 34-7-18, inclusive.
Source: SL 1947, ch 131, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.12A03; SL 2006, ch 2, § 22.