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CURRENT LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
Current FEDERAL Legislation Addressing the Nurse Shortage
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Following are the summaries and legislative language of the four federal bills currently now making their way through the 107th Congress.
S.706 (Kerry, D-MA), Nurse Reinvestment Act, would:
- Amend Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for nurse education training payments to qualified entities.
- Amend Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to temporarily increase the matching rate for Medicaid nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs.
- Amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the exclusion from gross income of amounts received under the National Nursing Service Corps Scholarship Program.
- Amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the secretary of health and human services to: 1) develop and issue public service announcements that advertise and promote the nursing profession, highlight the advantages and rewards of nursing, and encourage individuals from diverse communities and backgrounds to enter the nursing profession; and 2) award grants to designated eligible educational entities in order to increase the number of nurses. Would authorize appropriations.
- Establish a National Nurse Service Corps Scholarship program that provides scholarships to individuals seeking nursing education in exchange for service by such individuals in areas with nursing shortages. Would authorize appropriations.
H.R. 1436 (Capps, D-CA), Nurse Reinvestment Act, would:
- Amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the secretary of health and human services to: 1) develop and issue public service announcements that advertise and promote the nursing profession, highlight the advantages and rewards of nursing, and encourage individuals from diverse communities and backgrounds to enter the nursing profession; and 2) award grants to designated eligible entities in order to increase the number of nurses. Would establish a fast-track nursing school faculty training program. Would authorize appropriations.
- Establish a National Nurse Service Corps Scholarship program that provides scholarships to individuals seeking nursing education in exchange for service by such individuals in areas with nursing shortages. Would authorize appropriations.
- Amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the exclusion from gross income of accounts received under the National Nursing Service Corps Scholarship Program.
- Amend Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for nurse education training payments to qualified entities.
- Amend Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to temporarily increase the matching rate for Medicaid nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs.
H.R. 1897 (Engel, D-NY), Nurse of Tomorrow Act of 2001, would:
- Amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the secretary of health and human services to make grants for: 1) nurse recruitment and retention; 2) basic nurse education; and 3) nurse education encouragement. Would authorize appropriations.
- Amend the Internal Revenue Code to: 1) provide a refundable tax credit for certain nurses; and 2) exclude from gross income certain amounts received under the nurse loan repayment program.
H.R. 2594 (Jones, D-NC), Nursing Shortage Response Act of 2001, would:
- Amend the Public Health Service Act to establish authority for the inclusion of tertiary-care nurses in the program for the National Health Service Corps, and for other purposes.
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