The commission shall plan and advocate for policy changes related to maintaining and strengthening an effective primary care workforce in New Hampshire, with special concern for rural and other underserved areas. The committee's duties shall include, but not be limited to:
I. Reviewing the impact of existing policies related to strengthening New Hampshire's primary care workforce and making recommendations relative to appropriate use of funds for workforce retention, training, education, and recruitment.II. Collecting and reviewing data and information that informs decisions and planning for the primary care workforce and looking for innovative ways for expanding New Hampshire's primary care resources including, but not limited to, interstate collaboration and the use of telehealth.III. Assembling and disseminating in its reports, as required under RSA 126-T:4, data related to availability, accessibility, and effectiveness of primary care in New Hampshire, with special attention to such data in rural and underserved areas of the state in order to inform state policy and planning.IV. Exploring and developing strategies to further the integration of primary care, oral health, and behavioral health.Amended by 2020 , 17: §§3, 7eff. 7/17/2020 (changed repeal date).Amended by 2015 , 238: 2, §4eff. 7/13/2015. 2010, 114 : 1 , eff. June 1, 2010. 2015, 238 : 2 , eff. July 13, 2015. 2020, 17 : 3 , eff. July 17, 2020.