Iowa Code § 217.17
State health improvement plan
Redline — January 1, 2012 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2012
The administrator of the division of planning, research, and statistics shall be qualified in the general field of governmental planning with special training and experience in the areas of preparation and development of plans for future efficient reorganization and administration of government social functions. The administrator of the division of planning, research, and statistics shall cooperate with the administrators of the other divisions of the department of human services assisting them and the director of the department in their planning, research, and statistical problems. The administrator of the division of planning, research, and statistics shall assist the administrators, director, and the council on human services by proposing administrative and organizational changes at both the state and local level to provide more efficient and integrated social services to the citizens of this state. The planning, research, and statistical operations now forming an integral part of the present state functions assigned to the administrators of this department along with their future needs in this regard are all assigned to and shall be administered by the administrator of this division.
83 Acts, ch 96, §65, 159
1. The department shall develop, implement, and administer a state health improvement plan to identify health priorities, goals, and measurable objectives, and outline strategies to improve health statewide.
2. The state health improvement plan shall be developed and updated in collaboration and in coordination with other state departments, stakeholders, and statewide organizations the department determines to be relevant.
3. The state health improvement plan may be updated by the department at the department’s discretion.
Section effective July 1, 2025; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §137
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