2005 Minnesota Statutes - 144.1465 — Finding and purpose.

     144.1465 Finding and purpose. 


    The legislature finds that rural hospitals are an integral 
 part of the health care delivery system and are fundamental to 
 the development of a sound rural economy.  The legislature 
 further finds that access to rural health care must be assured 
 to all Minnesota residents.  The rural health care system is 
 undergoing a restructuring that threatens to jeopardize access 
 in rural areas to quality health services.  To assure continued 
 rural health care access the legislature proposes to establish a 
 grant program to assist rural hospitals and their communities 
 with the development of strategic plans and transition projects, 
 provide subsidies for geographically isolated hospitals facing 
 closure, and examine the problem of recruitment and retention of 
 rural physicians, nurses, and other allied health care 
 professionals. 


    HIST: 1990 c 568 art 2 s 6