Bill > HB3066

This bill establishes the "Workforce Talent Recruitment Revolving Fund" for the Health Care Workforce Training Commission to help recruit and retain healthcare workers in rural and underserved areas of Oklahoma. The fund will receive money from legislative appropriations, federal grants, and private donations, specifically including funds awarded by the State Department of Health under the Rural Health Transformation Program, which is a federal initiative (P.L. No. 119-21) aimed at improving rural healthcare. The Commission is authorized to use these monies for recruiting and retaining clinical talent in these areas or for any other lawful purpose consistent with the grant conditions, and it can also create rules to implement the Rural Health Transformation Program. The bill declares an emergency, meaning it will take effect immediately upon passage and approval.