Virginia Code 32.1-122.04: Responsibilities of the Department
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The Department shall have the following responsibilities as directed by the Board:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 32.1-122.04
- Board: means the State Board of Health. See Virginia Code 32.1-122.01
- Department: means the Virginia Department of Health. See Virginia Code 32.1-122.01
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Health and Human Resources of the Commonwealth of Virginia. See Virginia Code 32.1-122.01
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
- State Health Plan: means the document so designated by the Board, which may include analysis of priority health issues, policies, needs, methodologies for assessing statewide health care needs, and such other matters as the Board shall deem appropriate. See Virginia Code 32.1-122.01
1. To conduct the research for the health planning activities of the Commonwealth.
2. To prepare, review and revise the State Health Plan when so directed by the Board.
3. To develop, under the direction of the Board and with the cooperation of the regional health planning agencies, the components and methodology for the State Health Plan, including any research, issue analyses and related reports.
4. To provide technical assistance to the regional health planning agencies.
5. To perform such other functions relating to health planning in the Commonwealth as may be requested by the Governor or the Secretary.
1989, cc. 617, 633; 2002, c. 83.