SB 256 HEALTH CARE WORK FORCE WORK GROUP REPORTS

Sen Martin E Hickey

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 SB256 requires reporting of the latest data available to be submitted available from the Health Care Work Force Work Group. that is complete.  

 Synopsis: SB256 relates to health care by requiring reports created by the Health Care Work Force Work Group to only include complete data sets from each health care profession.

Analysis: Senate Bill 256 (SB256) Past legislation requires that the Chancellor for Health Sciences of the University of New Mexico shall convene a Health Care Work Force Work Group that includes representatives of health care consumers; health care providers; organized groups representing physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, dentists, dental hygienists and pharmacists; health care work force training institutions; the Department of Health; the Public Education Department; the Higher Education Department; and their Boards.
The group is to analyze data and make recommendations to the Legislature so the underserved professions may be attracted to practice in New Mexico. A short-term plan and a five year plan was also to be developed with annual reports to be made by October 1 of each year thereafter. 
New language in SB256 states that If for any given year there is incomplete data for a particular health care profession, the reports shall only include data from the most recent complete data set for that profession.