The Commissioner shall perform the function of planning all aspects of health systems within the Commissioner's jurisdiction. This may be accomplished by employing a staff of persons competent in this function or by contract or agreement using the resources of another department of City government or by contract or agreement with a suitable health planning agency or a combination of the three.
The Commissioner shall have the power to make the Chicago health plan a part of the plan for a larger geographical area and to this end may contract or enter into agreements with other units of government. The Commissioner, with the approval of the Mayor, is authorized to institute such procedures as the Commissioner finds necessary to implement the health plan. These may include, but will not be limited to remodeling of facilities, determination of the kinds of ambulatory services and public health programming to be conducted in the City, the extent of the services or programming to be rendered, and the requirements of equipment and professional qualifications of staff.
(Prior code § 9-10; Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. I, § 1)
Editor's note – Formerly § 2-112-140. Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. I, § 1, renumbered former § 2-112-090 as current § 2-112-060.