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This bill establishes the Minnesota Health Care Workforce Advisory Council, a 16-member body designed to comprehensively address health care workforce challenges in the state. The council will include legislative members, state agency representatives, and gubernatorial appointees with expertise in health care workforce issues. Its primary responsibilities include conducting objective research, analyzing workforce data, collaborating with various stakeholders, and advising the legislature on health care workforce policies and needs. The council will focus on workforce supply, demand, distribution, health equity, and efforts to increase participation by underrepresented groups in health professions. Every five years, the council will develop a comprehensive workforce plan that projects health care worker demands, assesses current provider distribution, identifies funding sources for training, and recommends action plans to meet future workforce needs. The council will establish discipline-specific committees, consult with various health care planning entities, and aim to provide nonpartisan, data-driven recommendations to improve Minnesota's health care workforce. Initially established with a sunset date of January 1, 2029, the council will be staffed by the commissioner of health and will work to address critical issues such as workforce shortages, training programs, diversity, and geographic distribution of health care professionals.

Government Affairs, Health and Social Services

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2322&ssn=0&y=2025