Health Planning and Resources Development Amendments of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Health Planning and Resources Development Amendments of 1979 - Title I: Revision of Health Planning Authority - Amends title XV of the Public Health Service Act (National Planning and Development) to direct the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to review annually the national guidelines for health planning promulgated under such Act. Requires the Secretary to determine whether health care delivery systems are meeting the standards and goals set forth in such guidelines and to publish periodically a summary of changes in resources needed to meet such goals. Directs health systems agencies (HSAs) designated under this Act to provide such data as will enable the Secretary to carry out such duties. Adds to the list of subjects deserving priority consideration in the formulation of national health planning goals: (1) the discontinuance of duplicative or unneeded services and facilities; (2) the adoption of policies to contain the rising costs of health care delivery; and (3) the improvement of mental health care, including eliminating inappropriate placement of persons with mental health problems in institutions and emphasizing outpatient mental health services by assuring acc…