HF 3269

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/18/2016 04:39pm

A bill for an act
relating to health care; requiring commissioner of health to award a grant to
study low retention rates for advanced practice registered nurses in primary
care practice; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES PRIMARY CARE
PRACTICE WORKFORCE RETENTION STUDY.
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new text begin The commissioner of health shall award a grant to a nonprofit medical research
foundation to study retention of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in primary
care practice and the high rate of "burn out" by APRNs in Minnesota specifically in areas
of the state currently facing primary care workforce shortages. The grantee shall:
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new text begin (1) develop a survey tool to measure workforce retention data for APRNs;
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new text begin (2) collect workforce data specific to retention issues, including but not limited to
work conditions, work stress, and quality of care perceptions;
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new text begin (3) create a process to share the data collected with employers, professional
associations, and state agencies;
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new text begin (4) make recommendations based on the study on possible solutions to address burn
out and low retention rates among APRNs in primary care practice; and
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new text begin (5) report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
and divisions with jurisdiction over health care workforce issues on the results of the
study, data collected, the process used to share the data, and any recommendations by
October 1, 2017.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $300,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of health for the APRN primary care practice workforce retention study in
section 1. This is a onetime appropriation.
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