To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for career support for skilled, internationally educated health professionals, and for other purposes.
Professional's Access to Health Workforce Integration Act of 2018 This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to support career services for health professionals who are immigrants and are internationally educated. HHS may award five grants to nonprofit and governmental entities for such services. In exchange for career assistance, health professionals must commit to working in medically underserved communities. HHS may also award a grant to support data collection and analysis of such career services.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Health
Employment and training programsForeign laborHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelImmigration status and procedures
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for career support for skilled, internationally educated health professionals, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5917| House
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Professional's Access to Health Workforce Integration Act of 2018 This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to support career services for health professionals who are immigrants and are internationally educated. HHS may award five grants to nonprofit and governmental entities for such services. In exchange for career assistance, health professionals must commit to working in medically underserved communities. HHS may also award a grant to support data collection and analysis of such career services.