MN HF2643

Commissioner of health shall distribute a grant to a nonprofit organization of community health centers to establish and fund apprenticeship programs for medical assistants and dental assistants at federally qualified health center service delivery sites in Minnesota.

Apprenticeship programs shall be 12-month programs led by certified medical assistants and licensed dental assistants, with trainees recruited from health center staff and local populations.

Commissioner of health shall study the cost, feasibility, and benefits of establishing additional apprenticeship programs at federally qualified health centers and report findings to the legislature by January 1, 2025.

$750,000 is appropriated from the general fund for fiscal year 2024 and $750,000 for fiscal year 2025 to fund the apprenticeship program and feasibility study.