Commonwealth's public health system; Joint Commission on Health Care to study.

Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; Commonwealth'spublic health system; report. Directs the Joint Commission onHealth Care to complete a two-year study of the Commonwealth's publichealth system and develop recommendations for its improvement. TheCommission's study shall include examining the structure, operations,oversight, and funding of the existing public health system and the effectiveness of the current public health system in meeting ongoingpublic health needs as well as public health needs resulting frompublic health emergencies and shall identify areas of success andareas for improvement in preparation for and response to future publichealth emergencies.