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The State Health Plan shall be developed in accordance with components and methodologies that take into account special needs or circumstances of local areas. The Plan shall reflect data and analyses provided by the regional health planning agencies and include regional differences where appropriate. The Board, in preparation of the State Health Plan and to avoid unnecessary duplication, may consider and utilize all relevant and formally adopted plans of agencies, councils, and boards of the Commonwealth.B\n\nIn order to develop and approve the State Health Plan, the Board may conduct such studies as may be necessary of critical health issues as identified by the Governor, General Assembly, Secretary or by the Board. 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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 617 and 633 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2002, chapter 83<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":202717,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62918,"identifier":"32.1-122.03","token":"32.1\/4\/4.1\/32.1-122.03","url":"\/32.1-122.03\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-122.03\/","token":"32.1\/4\/4.1\/32.1-122.03","dublin_core":{"Title":"State Health Plan","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-122.03","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may develop, and revise as it deems necessary, the State Health Plan<\/span> with the support of the Department<\/span> and the assistance of the regional health planning agencies. Following review and comment by interested parties, including appropriate state agencies, the Board<\/span> may develop and approve the State Health Plan<\/span>. The State Health Plan<\/span> shall be developed in accordance with components and methodologies that take into account special needs or circumstances of local areas. The Plan shall reflect data and analyses provided by the regional health planning agencies and include regional differences where appropriate. The Board<\/span>, in preparation of the State Health Plan<\/span> and to avoid unnecessary duplication, may consider and utilize all relevant and formally adopted plans of agencies, councils, and boards<\/span> of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In order<\/span> to develop and approve the State Health Plan<\/span>, the Board<\/span> may conduct such studies as may be necessary of critical health issues<\/span> as identified by the Governor, General Assembly, Secretary<\/span> or by the Board<\/span>. Such studies may include, but not be limited to: (i) collection of data and statistics; (ii) analyses of information with subsequent recommendations for policy development, decision making and implementation; and (iii) analyses and evaluation of alternative health planning proposals and initiatives. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATE HEALTH PLAN (\u00a7 32.1-122.03)\n\nA. The Board may develop, and revise as it deems necessary, the State Health\nPlan with the support of the Department and the assistance of the regional\nhealth planning agencies. Following review and comment by interested parties,\nincluding appropriate state agencies, the Board may develop and approve the\nState Health Plan. The State Health Plan shall be developed in accordance with\ncomponents and methodologies that take into account special needs or\ncircumstances of local areas. The Plan shall reflect data and analyses provided\nby the regional health planning agencies and include regional differences where\nappropriate. The Board, in preparation of the State Health Plan and to avoid\nunnecessary duplication, may consider and utilize all relevant and formally\nadopted plans of agencies, councils, and boards of the Commonwealth.\n\nB. In order to develop and approve the State Health Plan, the Board may conduct\nsuch studies as may be necessary of critical health issues as identified by the\nGovernor, General Assembly, Secretary or by the Board. Such studies may include,\nbut not be limited to: (i) collection of data and statistics; (ii) analyses of\ninformation with subsequent recommendations for policy development, decision\nmaking and implementation; and (iii) analyses and evaluation of alternative\nhealth planning proposals and initiatives.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, cc. 617, 633; 2002, c. 83.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}