Professional's Access To Health Workforce Integration Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 10, 2015)
Professional's Access To Health Workforce Integration Act of 2015
Directs the Department of Health and Human Services, acting through the Bureau of Health Workforce within the Health Resources and Services Administration, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, or the Office of Minority Health (HHS), to award grants to eligible entities to:
- provide services to assist unemployed and underemployed skilled immigrants residing in the United States, who have legal, permanent work authorization and who are internationally educated health professionals, in entering into and advancing in the American health workforce with employment matching their health professional skills, education, and expertise;
- provide training opportunities to reduce barriers to entry and advancement in the health workforce for skilled, internationally educated immigrants;
- educate employers regarding the abilities and capacities of internationally educated health professionals;
- assist in the evaluation of foreign credentials; and
- facilitate access to contextualized and accelerated courses on English as a second language.
Includes as an eligible entity a clinical, public health, or health services organization, a community-based or nonprofit entity, an academic institution, a faith-based organization, a state, county, or local government, or an Area Health Education Center that submits an application that meets HHS requirements.
Defines "health professional" as an individual trained for employment or intended employment in specified fields, including public health, health management, dentistry, health administration, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, psychology, social work, psychiatry, and other mental and behavioral health, allied health, and community health or wellness work.
What just happenedJun 12, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 10, 2015
- Jun 12, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jun 10, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 10, 2015IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4010-4011)
- Jun 10, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 10, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House