1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health care; requiring commissioner of health to award a grant to 
1.3 	study low retention rates for advanced practice registered nurses and physician 
1.4 	assistants in primary care practice; appropriating money.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES AND PHYSICIAN 
1.7 	ASSISTANTS PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE WORKFORCE RETENTION 
1.8 	STUDY.
 1.9 	The commissioner of health shall award a grant to a nonprofit medical research 
1.10 	foundation to study retention of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and 
1.11 	physician assistants in primary care practice in Minnesota specifically in geographic areas 
1.12 	of the state currently facing primary care workforce shortages. The study must examine 
1.13 	different primary care practice settings, including independent practice, and practice 
1.14 	within hospital and clinic settings. The grantee shall:
1.15 	(1) develop a survey tool to measure workforce retention data for APRNs and 
1.16 	physician assistants within different practice settings and geographic areas focusing on the 
1.17 	settings and areas where primary care workforce shortages have been identified;
1.18 	(2) collect workforce data on factors that would influence workforce retention within 
1.19 	different practice settings and geographic areas;
1.20 	(3) make recommendations based on the study and data collected on possible 
1.21 	solutions to improve retention rates among APRNs and physician assistants in primary 
1.22 	care practice and on a process to share the data collected with employers, professional 
1.23 	associations, and state agencies; and
2.1 	(4) report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
2.2 	and divisions with jurisdiction over health care workforce issues on the results of the 
2.3 	study, data collected, and any recommendations to address workforce shortages by 
2.4 	October 1, 2017.

2.5 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 2.6 	$....... in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
2.7 	of health for the APRN and physician assistant primary care practice workforce retention 
2.8 	study in section 1. This is a onetime appropriation.