Purpose
To assume a leadership role in health planning, system coordination, community collaboration, and implementation of health services to meet the needs of the community.
Develop a district or regional area health plan that permits each local health council to develop strategies and set priorities for implementation based on its unique local health needs, and advise the District Administrator of the Department of Health care issues and resource allocation.
Promote public awareness of community health needs, emphasizing health promotion and cost-effective health services selection.
Collect data and conduct analysis and studies related to health care needs of the district, including the needs of medically indigent persons, and assist the Department and other state agencies in carrying out data collection activities.
Created By
The Broward Regional Health Planning Council, Inc. is a private not-for-profit corporation established according to Section 408.033, Florida Statutes.
Originally associated with the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, the Council is now associated with the Department of Health. The "service district" of this council is District 10 of the Agency for Health Care Administration, which consists of Broward County.
Membership
Twelve (12) members.
(1) Each Broward County Commissioner shall appoint one (1) member.
(2) Three (3) members shall be appointed at-large by the Broward County Commission.
Members shall be representatives of health care providers, health care purchasers, and nongovernmental health care consumers. Members of the consumer group shall include a representative number of persons over sixty (60) years of age. A majority of members shall consist of health care purchasers and health care consumers.
(a) Health care providers - an individual who delivers health services or who is a member of an organization that delivers health services. This may include but is not limited to physicians, medical doctors, osteopaths, dentists, podiatrists, nurses, chiropractors, physician assistants, dental assistants, mental health professionals and other allied health professionals, administrators and employees of health care institutions.
(b) Health care purchasers - an individual who is responsible for or an authorized member of an organization or agency which is responsible for the purchase of health services for a group of 25 or more individuals either directly or through acquisition of health insurance coverage. This may include but is not limited to representatives of individual businesses, employer coalitions, governmental units, labor organizations, consumer groups and health insurers.
(c) Non-governmental health care consumer - an individual who is not a health care provider or health care purchaser. This may include but is not limited to elected government officials, members of the general public and representatives of consumer organizations.
(d) Non-governmental health care consumer over 60 years of age.
Terms
Two (2) years and may be reappointed.
Coordinator
Michael De Lucca, President and Chief Executive Officer
Broward Regional Health Planning Council
200 Oakwood Lane, Suite 100
Hollywood, FL 33020
954-561-9681
Assistant
Yolanda Falcone, Executive Assistant
954-561-9681, ext. 202
Meetings
Quarterly, second Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
Broward Regional Health Planning Council
Website
www.brhpc.org
Financial Disclosure not required.
Updated 03/23/2017
