(a) The Secretary or the Secretary's designee shall:
(1) Make a survey of the location, size and character of all existing public and private (proprietary as well as nonprofit) hospitals and health centers in the State;
(2) Evaluate the sufficiency of such hospitals and health centers to supply the necessary physical facilities for furnishing adequate hospital, clinical and similar services to all the people of the State; and
(3) Compile such data and conclusions, together with a statement of the additional facilities necessary, in conjunction with existing structures to supply such services.
(b) The Secretary or the Secretary's designee shall utilize, so far as practicable, any appropriate reports, surveys and plans prepared by other state agencies.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 1. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Subchapter II. Powers and Duties Generally; Regulations and Orders
§ 121. Successor to powers of abolished health and welfare agencies.
§ 122. Powers and duties of the Department of Health and Social Services.
§ 123. Reports from public institutions, Division of Professional Regulation and resorts; penalties.
§ 124. Fluoridation of a water supply.
§ 125. Preservation of public health within incorporated towns; local sanitation matters; expenses.
§ 126. Regulations and orders of Department and Secretary — Effect; distribution.
§ 127. Regulations and orders of Department and Secretary — Duty of enforcement; penalty.
§ 128. Powers as advisory board; investigations; abatement of nuisances.
§ 129. Threatened epidemics; appointment of officers to enforce regulations and orders.
§ 130. Reporting of potential or existing public health emergencies.
§ 131. Survey of hospitals and health centers — Required.
§ 132. Acceptance of federal grants.
§ 133. Cancer; Delaware Cancer Consortium.
§ 135. Services to public water systems.
§ 136. Healthy Lifestyles and Tobacco-Related Disease Prevention Fund.
§ 138. Community-based Naloxone access program.
§ 139. Certification and procedures for animal welfare officers.