SF 2479

2nd Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/04/2016 09:05am

A bill for an act
relating to health; creating a comprehensive health care workforce council
and workforce plan; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [144.1504] COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE
PLANNING.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The Minnesota Health Care Workforce Council is
established to: (1) provide ongoing policy and program monitoring and coordination;
(2) gather and analyze health care workforce education and training, trends, changes
in health care delivery, practice, and financing; and (3) recommend appropriate public
and private sector efforts to address identified workforce needs. The council shall focus
on health care workforce supply, demand, and distribution; cultural competence and
diversity in health professions education; oral health, mental health, and primary care
training and practice; alternative training options for providers of older adult services;
and data evaluation and analysis. The council shall collaborate with other workforce
and educational planning entities.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Terms of public members. new text end

new text begin The terms of members appointed under
subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clauses (3) to (15), shall be four years. Members may serve
until their successors are appointed and qualify. If a successor is not appointed by the
July 1 after the scheduled end of a member's term, the term of the member for whom a
successor has not been appointed shall be extended until the first Monday in January four
years after the scheduled end of the term.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin (a) The Minnesota Health Care Workforce Council shall
consist of 33 members appointed as follows:
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new text begin (1) two members of the senate, appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the senate;
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new text begin (2) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the
house and one appointed by the minority leader;
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new text begin (3) eleven members appointed by the governor who are health care workforce
experts as follows: (i) at least five members must represent health care employers or
education institutions outside the seven-county metropolitan area as defined in section
473.121, subdivision 2; (ii) one member must represent teaching hospitals; (iii) one
member must represent oral health practice or education; (iv) one member must represent
mental health practice or education; (v) one member must represent long-term care; and
(vi) one member must represent pharmacy practice or education;
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new text begin (4) one member appointed by the Minnesota Hospital Association;
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new text begin (5) one member appointed by Care Providers of Minnesota;
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new text begin (6) one member appointed by Leading Age Minnesota;
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new text begin (7) one member appointed by the Minnesota Medical Association;
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new text begin (8) one member appointed by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce;
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new text begin (9) one member appointed by the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota;
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new text begin (10) one member appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities system;
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new text begin (11) one member appointed by SEIU Healthcare Minnesota;
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new text begin (12) one member appointed by the Minnesota Nurses Association;
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new text begin (13) one member appointed by the Minnesota Private College Council;
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new text begin (14) one member appointed by HealthForce Minnesota;
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new text begin (15) one member appointed by the governor representing a nonphysician health care
provider, such as a physician assistant or an advanced practice registered nurse;
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new text begin (16) the commissioner of human services or a designee;
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new text begin (17) the commissioner of employment and economic development or a designee;
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new text begin (18) the commissioner of education or a designee;
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new text begin (19) one member representing the governor's office;
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new text begin (20) the commissioner of health or a designee; and
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new text begin (21) the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education or a designee.
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new text begin (b) Section 15.059, subdivision 4, shall apply to the council and to all council
member appointments, except those members who are commissioners or their designees.
The members of the council shall receive no compensation other than reimbursement
for expenses.
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new text begin (c) The commissioner of health or the commissioner's designee shall serve as chair
of the council.
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new text begin (d) The council shall not expire.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Comprehensive health care workforce plan. new text end

new text begin (a) By September 30, 2017,
the commissioner of health, in consultation with the Minnesota Health Care Workforce
Council, shall submit a preliminary report to the governor and legislature that includes
base-level data on the current supply and distribution of health care providers in the state,
current projections of the demand for health professionals, and other data and analysis
the commissioner and the council are able to complete.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner of health, in consultation with the Minnesota Health Care
Workforce Council, shall prepare a comprehensive health care workforce plan every
five years. The first plan must be submitted to the legislature by September 30, 2018,
and every five years thereafter.
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new text begin (c) The comprehensive health care workforce plan must include, but is not limited
to, the following:
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new text begin (1) an assessment of the current supply and distribution of health care providers in
the state, trends in health care delivery and reform, and the effects of such trends on
workforce needs;
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new text begin (2) an analysis of the effects of changing models of health care delivery, including
team models of care and emerging professions, on the demand for health professionals;
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new text begin (3) five-year projections of the demand and supply of health professionals to meet
the needs of health care within the state;
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new text begin (4) identification of all funding sources for which the state has administrative control
that are available for health professions training;
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new text begin (5) recommendations on how to improve and coordinate the state-supported
programs for health professions education and training; and
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new text begin (6) recommendations on actions needed to meet the projected demand for health
professionals over the five years of the plan.
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new text begin (d) Beginning September 30, 2019, and each year in which a comprehensive health
care workforce plan is not due, the commissioner of health, in consultation with the
Minnesota Health Care Workforce Council, shall submit a report to the governor and the
chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the house of representatives
and the senate with jurisdiction over health care on the progress made toward achieving
the projected goals of the current comprehensive health care workforce plan during the
previous year.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Staff. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of health shall provide staff and administrative,
research, and planning services to the Minnesota Health Care Workforce Council.
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Sec. 2. new text begin FIRST APPOINTMENTS AND FIRST MEETING OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE COUNCIL.
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new text begin Appointments to the Comprehensive Health Care Workforce Council under
Minnesota Statutes, section 144.1504, must be made by September 1, 2016. The
commissioner of health shall convene the first meeting no later than October 1, 2016.
Members of the council shall elect a chair at the first meeting.
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Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of health to provide administrative, planning, and research support to the Minnesota
Health Care Workforce Council established under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.1504,
and the comprehensive health care workforce plan required under Minnesota Statutes,
section 144.1504, subdivision 4.
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