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C I T 1 �RIUII� C�359 January 25, 1985 TO: Metropolitan Area Citizens, Health Care Providers and �rvernment Officials FROM: Metropolitan, Council/Metropolitan Health Planning Board The Metropolitan Council and Metropolitan Health Planning Board will hold a public hearing on February 27, 1985 at 5 p.m. in Council Chambers of the Metropolitan Council, 300 Metro Square Building, 7th and Robert Streets, St. Paul. The purpose of the hearing is to provide opportunity for the community to submit oral and written comments on the 1985-86 Application for Renewal of Designation as the Health Systems Agency (HSA) and the 1985 Annual Implementation Plan for the Metropolitan Area. The application and plan partially fulfill the requirements of the National Health Planning and Resources Development Amendments of 1979 (P,L. 96-79) for continued funding as the designated Health Systems Agency for Minnesota Region V, for which the Metropolitan Council intends to apply by April 2, 1985. The application and plan were accepted for public hearing by the health.planning board and Council on January 23 and February 14, 1985, respectively. Federal legislation requires that every federally designated health systems agency apply annually for renewal. The application contains the proposed work program and budget for 1985-86. The Council and health planning board have been fully designated as a health systems agency since 1978 by the U.S. Department of Health anc; Human Services. The revised 1985 Annual Implementation Plan has been developed from the specific action recommendations in the 1982 Health Systems Plan and other Council/board pri-irities, and serves as the work program for the community during 1985. It contains a progress report on actions called for in the 1984 implementation plan and seven priority objectives, with recommended actions and resource requirements, for 1985. People who wish to speak at the hearing may register in advance by contacting Debbie Conley at the health planning board office, 291-6352. The hearing record will remain open for written comments for 10 working days, int'' the close of business on March 13, 1985. Due to budget constraints, copies of the two draft documen'.s are not being mailed to individual providers or consumers. Copies have been distributed to provider and consumer organizations, such as the Council of Community Hospitals, Physicians Metro Health Force, Senior Federation and other groups. In addition, copies are available for review at the major Metropolitan Area