CHAPTER 89
S.P. 711 - L.D. 1913
Resolve, to Implement the Recommendations of the Health Care Workforce Steering Committee
Sec. 1. Health Care Workforce Leadership Council. Resolved: That the Health Care Workforce Leadership Council, referred to in this resolve as the "council," is established to provide input on all policy initiatives, laws and rules concerning the skilled health care workforce to the Commissioner of Human Services, the Commissioner of Labor and the Department of Human Services, Bureau of Medical Services.
For the purposes of this resolve, "skilled health care workforce" consists of those health care workers who require a postsecondary education to work in the health care industry, including nurses, radiologic technologists and technicians, health information technicians, surgical technologists, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, medical transcriptionists, respiratory therapists, medical and clinical laboratory technologists and laboratory technicians, social workers and other skilled workers other than physicians.
1. Goal. The goal of the council is to ensure an adequate supply of skilled health care workers to the State's health care industry, including hospitals, nursing facilities, physicians' offices, laboratories, outpatient service providers and home care service providers. Issues to be considered regarding the skilled health care workforce include providing adequate capacity in educational programs to meet the demand for skilled health care workers, attracting students to health care fields of study, recruiting new employees to health care positions, retaining employees in health care positions and retaining trained health care workers in their professions.
2. Membership; appointment. The council consists of 13 members appointed as follows.
A. The Governor shall appoint 5 members as follows.
(1) Three must represent postsecondary educational institutions that offer training for skilled health care workers, of which one must represent a private postsecondary educational institution and 2 must represent public postsecondary educational institutions.
(2) One must represent a labor organization that represents skilled health care workers.
(3) One must represent a professional organization that represents skilled health care workers working in the administration of care for patients.
B. The President of the Senate shall appoint 4 members as follows.
(1) Two must represent employers of skilled health care workers.
(2) One must represent a labor organization that represents skilled health care workers.
(3) One must represent a professional organization that represents skilled health care workers working in direct care for patients.
C. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint 4 members as follows.
(1) One must represent a labor organization that represents skilled health care workers.
(2) One must represent a professional organization that represents skilled health care workers working in direct care for patients.
(3) Two must represent employers of skilled health care workers.
3. Meetings. By September 1, 2002, the Executive Director of the Legislative Council or the designee of the executive director shall convene the first meeting of the council, at which the members shall elect a chair from among the members of the council. The council shall meet as often as necessary and appropriate to achieve the goals of the council. Members of the council serve as volunteers and are not entitled to reimbursement for expenses or to per diem payment.
4. Staff. The Maine Technical College System shall provide staff support to the council.
5. Report. By February 1, 2003, the council shall provide an interim report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters regarding the work of the council and any initiatives, laws or rules pertaining to the skilled health care workforce regarding which the council provided input to the Commissioner of Human Services, the Commissioner of Labor or the Department of Human Services, Bureau of Medical Services. By November 3, 2004 the council shall provide a final report on the same issues and in the same manner as the interim report.
Effective July 25, 2002, unless otherwise indicated.
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