Bill Text: VA SB397 | 2020 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Nursing homes; VDH to convene work group related to increasing availability of clinical workforce.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0932) [SB397 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-SB397-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. §1. That the Department of Health shall convene a work group to review and make recommendations on increasing the availability of the clinical workforce for nursing homes in the Commonwealth. The work group shall include representatives from the Virginia Health Care Association, the Virginia Center for Assisted Living, Dignity for the Aged, the Virginia Nurses Association, LeadingAge Virginia, and other stakeholders as appropriate. The Department shall collaborate with the Department of Health Professions, the Governor's Chief Workforce Development Advisor, and other state agencies as appropriate. The Department shall report all recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions on or before November 15, 2020.
