S. 1173 · 111th Congress

Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2009-06-03
Latest action
2009-06-03 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to establish and carry out a health professions training demonstration project that awards matching grants to eligible entities to train certain unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals in communities: (1) with a significant percentage decline in rates of employment and a health care professional shortage; or (2) that are underserved by the health care structure.