H.R. 3637 · 116th Congress
Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Bobby Rush
- Introduced
- 2019-07-09
- Latest action
- 2019-07-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2019This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants to accredited education programs to increase diversity in the physical-therapy, occupational-therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology professions. Grants may be used to provide scholarships or to support recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented groups.