- (1) The Office of Rural Health shall provide technical assistance to rural communities interested in developing health care delivery systems.
- (2) Communities shall make application for this technical assistance on forms developed by the office for this purpose.
- (3) The office may make grants or loans to rural communities for the purpose of establishing or maintaining medical care services.
- (4) The office shall make the final decision concerning which communities receive the moneys and whether a loan is made or a grant is given.
- (5) The office shall provide technical assistance and coordination of rural health activities through staff services, which include monitoring, evaluation, community needs analysis, information gathering and disseminating, guidance, linkages and research.
[1979 c.513 §8; 1981 c.693 §22; 1983 c.482 §21; 2021 c.97 §58]