Current through L. 2024, ch. 259
Section 36-110 - County or district liaison; dutiesA. The department shall assign a county liaison officer for each county of the state. Each county liaison officer shall function as a liaison between the department and county health officials, local health planning groups, health consumer groups, private health care agencies and programs and any other health-related concerns within such county. An officer may serve more than one county.B. Such liaison officers may: 1. Evaluate the success of state programs, coordination and integration in local health planning.2. Relay deficiencies of local health programs and services to the department.3. Act as a means of input for local concerns of health to the department.4. Work to provide successful delivery of health services at the community level.5. Provide information on client needs and services effectiveness to the department.C. If the director determines that regional health planning has been established for the state, he shall establish, in lieu of the county liaison officers prescribed in subsection A, district liaison offices in each of the regions that are established. Such district liaison offices shall carry out the functions prescribed by subsections A and B within such region.