Section 3800. Policy and purposes of article

The availability of adequate
  numbers of competent personnel for  the  provision  of  health  services
  required  by  the people of the state is essential to the public health.
  Many of those returning  from  duty  with  the  armed  services  possess
  experience  acquired  during  assignment  to military hospitals or other
  medically connected duty for which  there  exists  a  critical  need  in
  civilian health service fields. It is the policy of the state to utilize
  this  valuable resource in the protection and promotion of the health of
  the inhabitants of the state.
    For that purpose the  department  of  health  is  hereby  vested  with
  responsibility  for  the  identification  of  veterans  health  manpower
  resources and the  recruitment  and  qualification  of  veterans  having
  experience   in   health   fields   for  employment  in  health  service
  occupations.