United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2594 (107th)
Nursing Shortage Response Act of 2001
Introduced
23 July 2001
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Summary
Nursing Shortage Response Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, upon determining that a significant number of public and nonprofit private hospitals have shortages of tertiary-care nurses, to accept such nurses as National Health Service Corps members and provide for their participation in the Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs. Authorizes the Secretary, in establishing criteria for the designation of health professional shortage areas, to: (1) include tertiary-care nurses in determining the number of health professionals; and (2) establish criteria for otherwise considering such nurses in designating health professional shortage areas.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 July 2001
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 July 2001
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 23 July 2001
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/2594
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2594