                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING AGENCIES; BOARDS; DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (§
32.1-122.05)

A. For the purpose of representing the interests of health planning regions and
performing health planning activities at the regional level, there are hereby
created such regional health planning agencies as may be designated by the Board
of Health.

B. Each regional health planning agency shall be governed by a regional health
planning board to be composed of not more than thirty residents of the region.
The membership of the regional health planning boards shall include, but not be
limited to, consumers, providers, a director of a local health department, a
director of a local department of social services or welfare, a director of a
community services board, a director of an area agency on aging and
representatives of health care insurers, local governments, the business
community and the academic community. The majority of the members of each
regional health planning board shall be consumers. Consumer members shall be
appointed in a manner that ensures the equitable geographic and demographic
representation of the region. Provider members shall be solicited from
professional organizations, service and educational institutions and
associations of service providers and health care insurers in a manner that
assures equitable representation of provider interest.
			The members of the regional health planning boards shall be appointed for no
more than two consecutive terms of four years or, when appointed to fill an
unexpired term of less than four years, for three consecutive terms consisting
of one term of less than four years and two terms of four years. The boards
shall not be self-perpetuating. The Board of Health shall establish procedures
requiring staggered terms. The composition and the method of appointment of the
regional health planning boards shall be established in the regulations of the
Board of Health. In addition, the Board of Health shall require, pursuant to
regulations, each regional health planning board to report and maintain a record
of its membership, including, but not limited to, the names, addresses, dates of
appointment, years served, number of consecutive and nonconsecutive terms, and
the group represented by each member. These membership reports and records shall
be public information and shall be published in accordance with the regulations
of the Board.

C. An agreement shall be executed between the Commissioner, in consultation with
the Board of Health, and each regional health planning board to delineate the
work plan and products to be developed with state funds. Funding for the
regional health planning agencies shall be contingent upon meeting these
obligations and complying with the Board&#8217;s regulations.

D. Each regional health planning agency shall assist the Board of Health by: (i)
conducting data collection, research and analyses as required by the Board; (ii)
preparing reports and studies in consultation and cooperation with the Board;
(iii) reviewing and commenting on the components of the State Health Plan; (iv)
conducting needs assessments as appropriate and serving as a technical resource
to the Board; (v) identifying gaps in services, inappropriate use of services or
resources and assessing accessibility of critical services; (vi) reviewing
applications for certificates of public need and making recommendations to the
Department thereon as provided in &#xA7; 32.1-102.6; and (vii) conducting such
other functions as directed by the regional health planning board. All regional
health planning agencies shall demonstrate and document accountability for state
funds through annual budget projections and quarterly expenditure and activity
reports that shall be submitted to the Commissioner. A regional health planning
agency may designate membership and activities at subarea levels as deemed
appropriate by its regional health planning board. Each regional health planning
board shall adopt bylaws for its operation and for the election of its chairman
and shall maintain and publish a record of its membership and any subarea levels
as required by this section and the regulations of the Board of Health.

HISTORY: 1989, cc. 617, 633; 2002, cc. 83, 398.