It is found and determined that health planning is essential to promote appropriate access to high quality health services at a reasonable cost and is a precondition to effective public health practice by the department of health; and that health planning is a prerequisite to the effective discharge of the department of health’s certificate of need responsibilities.
Health planning — Findings
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1-1.1., under Chapter 23-1 Department of Health.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1-1.1.