The state health planning and development agency shall develop, in compliance with the federal act, a state program for health planning and development for approval by the secretary. The state agency shall make statistical reports and other reports deemed essential to the determination of the level of health status of services in the State and may collect such information required by the federal act. The state agency shall coordinate with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and other agencies as appropriate in order to identify the data necessary for health planning and to develop the systems necessary to collect the data within the appropriate organizational structure. All possible efforts should be made by the state agency to use existing data systems in an effort to avoid duplication of effort. Where information necessary for health planning is collected by any person other than the state agency, such information, if requested, shall be made available to the state agency provided any reasonable mandates, guidelines or restrictions concerning confidentiality and dissemination of information which are applicable to this information as originally collected are not violated. A written explanation of how such data and reports will be used, and in what form and text the information will be disseminated, will be provided to those persons providing the information at least fifteen days prior to the general distribution of the information. The state agency shall be responsible for the functions prescribed for it by the federal act. The state agency shall consult with the Governor during the planning process in sufficient time for input and interaction prior to final consideration of the state health plan. It is the intent of this provision to have consultation and cooperation between the state agency and the Governor in the preparation and development of the state health plan.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-504; 1968 (55) 2400; 1979 Act No. 45.