AZ HB2442

Appropriates $10,000,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the Department of Health Services for grants to community health centers, critical access hospitals, and area health education centers.

Grants shall be used to recruit, hire and retain community health workers, certified nursing assistants, and other health-related professionals.

Prioritizes grants to regions with high medical workforce shortages and for positions focused on pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care.

Requires the Department of Health Services to submit reports to the governor and legislature on October 1 of 2022, 2023, and 2024 detailing grants provided and expenditures by each grantee.

The appropriation is exempt from lapsing provisions under Arizona Revised Statutes section 35-190.