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DPH and Planning release 2019 Health Care Services Master Plan draft, propose planning-code changes to improve access
Summary
The 2019 Health Care Services Master Plan draft would prioritize services for vulnerable populations, revise consistency-determination procedures to focus on large institutional footprints, and propose planning-code changes to reduce barriers for priority health services.
Claire Lindsey of DPH and Sheila Nicholas of the Planning Department presented an informational hearing on the 2019 Health Care Services Master Plan draft, which updates assessments of community health needs, land use, capacity and system trends and proposes changes to consistency-determination guidelines and the planning code.
Key points: The draft advances six broad recommendations: expand access to appropriate care for vulnerable populations; increase behavioral-health services and access; increase long-term care capacity; harness health information technology…
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