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"(3) The need that the population served or to be served by such services has for such services. "(4) The availability of alternatives, less costly, or more effective methods of providing such services. "(5) The relationship of services reviewed to the existing health care system of the area in which such services are provided or proposed to be provided. " (6) I n the case of health services proposed to be provided, the availability of resources (including health manpower, management personnel, and funds for capital and operating needs) for the provision of such services and the availability of alternative uses of such resources for the provision of other health services, " (7) The special needs and circumstances of those entities which provide a substantial portion of their services or resources, or both, to individuals not residing in the health service areas in which the entities are located or in adjacent health service areas. Such entities may include medical and other health professions schools, multidisciplinary clinics, specialty centers, and such other entities as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe, " (8) The special needs and circumstances of health maintenance organizations for which assistance may be provided under title XIII.

42 USC 300e.

" (9) In the case of a construction project— " (A) the costs and methods of the proposed construction, and " (B) the probable impact of the construction project reviewed on the costs of providing health services by the person proposing such construction project. ' " T E C H N I C A L ASSISTANCE FOR H E A L T H SYSTEMS AGENCIES AND H E A L T H P L A N N I N G A N D DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES

STATE

"SEC. 1533. (a) The Secretary shall provide (directly or through ^^ use 300n.2. grants or contracts, or both) to designated health systems agencies and State Agencies (1) assistance in developing their health plans and approaches to planning various types of health services, (2) technical materials, including methodologies, policies, and standards appropriate for use in health planning, and (3) other technical assistance as may be necessary in order that such agencies may properly perform their functions. " (b) The Secretary shall include in the materials provided under subsection (a) the following: " (1)(A) Specification of the minimum data needed to determine the health status of the residents of a health service area and the determinants of such status. " (B) Specification of the minimum data needed to determine the status of the health resources and services of a health service area. " (C) Specification of the minimum data needed to describe the use of health resources and services within a health service area. "(2) Planning approaches, methodologies, policies, and standards which shall be consistent with the guidelines established by the Secretary under section 1501 for appropriate planning and ^"'^' P- 2227. development of health resources, and which shall cover the priorities listed in section 1502. "(3) Guidelines for the organization and operation of health Guidelines. systems agencies and State Agencies including guideline's for— " (A) the structure of a health systems agency, consistent with section 1512(b), and of a State Agency, consistent with section 1522;

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