Health Care Workforce Investment Act

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Legislation Details

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to states for health care workforce improvement.
Aims to address the shortage of various health care professionals, including nurses and mental health professionals.
Encourages collaboration between health care programs, industry partners, and states to enhance education and training for health care careers.
States must submit a Health Care Workforce Improvement Plan to receive grants, detailing their strategies and partnerships.
Plans must include methods to incentivize public-private partnerships, improve access to health care programs, and reduce financial barriers.
Establishes a State Health Care Workforce Council to administer the Workforce Plan and manage funding.
Councils are required to create a Health Care Workforce Investment Fund to support qualified health care programs and scholarships.
Defines “qualified health care program” as any educational or training program necessary for health care employment.
Scholarships may be awarded to eligible individuals, with conditions for repayment if program requirements are not met.
Requires annual reporting from councils on activities, funding, and outcomes related to the Workforce Plan.
The Secretary must report to Congress on the overall effectiveness and compliance of the program.
Funding for the initiative will come from the Medicare Improvement Fund, with specific limitations on state and overall funding amounts.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to states for health care workforce improvement.
Aims to address the shortage of various health care professionals, including nurses and mental health professionals.
Encourages collaboration between health care programs, industry partners, and states to enhance education and training for health care careers.
States must submit a Health Care Workforce Improvement Plan to receive grants, detailing their strategies and partnerships.
Plans must include methods to incentivize public-private partnerships, improve access to health care programs, and reduce financial barriers.
Establishes a State Health Care Workforce Council to administer the Workforce Plan and manage funding.
Councils are required to create a Health Care Workforce Investment Fund to support qualified health care programs and scholarships.
Defines “qualified health care program” as any educational or training program necessary for health care employment.
Scholarships may be awarded to eligible individuals, with conditions for repayment if program requirements are not met.
Requires annual reporting from councils on activities, funding, and outcomes related to the Workforce Plan.
The Secretary must report to Congress on the overall effectiveness and compliance of the program.
Funding for the initiative will come from the Medicare Improvement Fund, with specific limitations on state and overall funding amounts.