Bill Text: WV HCR86 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Study the recruitment and retention of Health Care Workers in West Virginia
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-09 - Completed legislative action [HCR86 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2021-HCR86-Introduced.html
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 86
(By Delegates D. Jeffries, L. Pack, Pinson, Tully, Reynolds and Howell)
[Introduced April 1, 2021]
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study recruitment and retention of health care workers and the causes of shortages of certain health care workers in West Virginia.
Whereas, Access to competent and adequate health care is an important component of the quality of life in a community; and
Whereas, In the past ten years West Virginia has seen a decrease in employment in health care professions and trades in the majority of the state’s counties; and
Whereas, Skilled healthcare workers are increasingly migrating toward the state’s population centers and to other states; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to study recruitment and retention of health care workers and the causes of shortages of certain health care workers in West Virginia; and be it
Further Resolved, That this study may include an examination of staff/patient ratios for various categories of health care personnel; a comparison of pay rates for those categories in this state and neighboring states; a comparison of the adequacy of staffing in relation to various types of health care facilities; an investigation of the adequacy of opportunities for training in health care fields; an examination of workplace environment issues; and an analysis of worker retention, turnover, and recruiting; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2022, on its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.
