Nursing WIN Act

Bill: 116-s-1045
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2019-04-04
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education programs funding

Health care coverage and access

Health facilities and institutions

Health personnel

Health programs administration and funding

Medical education

Nursing

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2019-04-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Nursing Where It's Needed Act or the Nurse WIN Act</b></p> <p>This bill repeals the prohibition under the Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program that restricts nurses in the program from working for private entities that are not nonprofits. The program generally provides repayment for a maximum of 85% of the educational loans of (1) registered nurses or nurse practitioners who serve in areas of high need or (2) nurse faculty at eligible schools of nursing.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1045 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 4, 2019 Mr. Young (for himself and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to permit nurses to practice in health care facilities with critical shortages of nurses through programs for loan repayment and scholarships for nurses.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nursing Where It's Needed Act or the Nursing WIN Act . 2. Sunsetting the prohibition on assignment of nurses to certain health care facilities with critical shortages of nurses Section 846(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 297n(a) ) is amended by striking the last sentence.