(a) The Secretary or the Secretary’s designee shall:

(1) Make a survey of the location, size and character of all existing public and private (proprietary as well as nonprofit) hospitals and health centers in the State;

(2) Evaluate the sufficiency of such hospitals and health centers to supply the necessary physical facilities for furnishing adequate hospital, clinical and similar services to all the people of the State; and

(3) Compile such data and conclusions, together with a statement of the additional facilities necessary, in conjunction with existing structures to supply such services.

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 131

  • Secretary: means the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services or such persons as may be designated by the Secretary. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 101
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302

(b) The Secretary or the Secretary’s designee shall utilize, so far as practicable, any appropriate reports, surveys and plans prepared by other state agencies.

45 Del. Laws, c. 88, § ?1; 16 Del. C. 1953, § ?130; 59 Del. Laws, c. 276, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 149, §§ ?43, 44; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;