The state department shall carry out health planning and resources development responsibilities and functions within Indiana. The state department shall do the following in the state department's planning activities:

1. (1) Promote health and wellness activities.
2. (2) Encourage the prevention of disease.
3. (3) Encourage innovations in the financing and delivery systems for health services.
4. (4) Foster competition.

5. (5) Consider the accessibility and quality of health care services.

   [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3.4-2.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.13.