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135.12 OFFICE OF MULTICULTURAL HEALTH -- ESTABLISHED
-- DUTIES.
The office of multicultural health is established within the
department. The office shall be responsible for all of the
following:
1. Providing comprehensive management strategies to address
culturally and linguistically appropriate services, including
strategic goals, plans, policies, and procedures, and designating
staff responsible for implementation.
2. Requiring and arranging for ongoing education and training for
administrative, clinical, and other appropriate staff in culturally
and linguistically competent health care and service delivery.
3. Utilizing formal mechanisms for community and consumer
involvement and coordinating with other state agencies to identify
resources and programs that affect the health service delivery
systems.
Section History: Recent Form
2006 Acts, ch 1184, §76
Referred to in § 135.159