SB 47 HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT

Sen Siah Correa Hemphill

Actions: [1] SCC/SHPAC/SFC-SCC

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 SB47 creates the Health Care Personnel Recruitment Fund with an appropriation of $30,000,000 from investment earnings may be used for recruitment purposes.  

 Synopsis: SB47 relates to health care and creates the Health Care Personnel Recruitment Fund to provide for programs that recruit and retain health care personnel in health care underserved areas. An appropriation is also provided.
Analysis: SB47 creates a new section of the Rural Primary Health Care Act entitled the Health Care Personnel Recruitment Fund that would provide funds for programs that recruit and retain health care personnel in health care underserved areas. The amount of thirty million dollars is to be appropriated with certain conditions for its use.
The Health Care Personnel Recruitment Fund is created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations, income from investment of the fund and any other revenue credited to the fund. The Department shall administer the fund for the purpose of providing for programs that recruit and retain health care personnel in health care underserved areas, and money in the fund is appropriated to the Department to carry out the provisions of the Act. 
Grants, distributions and transfers of money from the fund shall be made only from the income received from investment of the fund. 
Disbursements from the fund shall be by warrant of the Secretary of Finance and Administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the Secretary of Health or the Secretary's authorized representative. 
Up to ten percent of the investment income received from the Fund may be used for administration and administration of health care personnel recruitment and retention programs undertaken with fund money.
Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) is appropriated from the General Fund to the Health Care Personnel Recruitment Fund for expenditure in fiscal year 2025 and subsequent fiscal years to provide money for programs that recruit and retain health care personnel in health care underserved areas. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund.