MN SF2823

Commissioner of health shall award a grant to a nonprofit medical research foundation to study retention of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants in primary care practice in Minnesota, with focus on geographic areas facing workforce shortages.

Grantee must develop a survey tool to measure workforce retention data across different practice settings (independent, hospital, and clinic) and collect data on factors influencing retention rates.

Grantee shall make recommendations based on study findings for solutions to improve retention rates and establish a process to share collected data with employers, professional associations, and state agencies.

Grantee must report results, data collected, and recommendations to legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over health care workforce issues by October 1, 2017.

An unspecified amount from the general fund is appropriated for fiscal year 2017 to the commissioner of health for this study as a onetime appropriation.