Contains several whereas clauses. Directs the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (NCAHEC) to establish a two-year pilot program with interdisciplinary health education teaching hubs at at least three different safety net health care clinics to teach health professional students from at least three different disciplines. Directs NCAHEC to provide technical assistance to the sites, evaluate the results of the pilot program, fund clinical teaching at the sites, and report to legislative committees on the results of the pilot by December 1, 2023. Also directs NCAHEC to, in consultation with other specified health care professional organizations, study the availability and supply of community preceptors or community health care professional teachers in the State, and to report the findings of this study to legislative committees by December 1, 2022. Appropriates $1.1 million in the 2021-22 fiscal year and $1 million in the 2022-23 fiscal year to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors for the NCAHEC pilot program. Effective July 1, 2021.
INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH ED TEACHING PILOT.
Printer-friendly: Click to view
View NCGA Bill Details | 2021 |
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE NORTH CAROLINA AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH EDUCATION TEACHING HUBS AND TO STUDY IMPEDIMENTS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF COMMUNITY-BASED PRECEPTORS FOR STUDENTS IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS.Intro. by Woodard.
Status: Re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action) (Apr 7 2021)
Bill History:
-
Mon, 5 Apr 2021 Senate: Filed
-
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
-
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
-
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 Senate: Withdrawn From Com
S 502
Bill Summaries:
-
Bill S 502 (2021-2022)Summary date: Apr 5 2021 - View Summary
View: All Summaries for Bill