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Committee hears LB119 to codify Rural Health Opportunities Program, aiming to boost rural health workforce
Summary
Senators and education and health officials urged codifying the Rural Health Opportunities Program into statute to help recruit and retain health professionals from rural Nebraska; lawmakers asked about eligibility, constitutional concerns and funding.
Senator Brian Hardin opened the hearing on LB 119, a bill to codify the Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) and affirm the partnership between the Nebraska State College System and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. "LB 119 will ensure this essential rural health workforce pathway is sustained into the future," Hardin said in his introduction.
Chancellor Paul Turman of the Nebraska State College System and other proponents described RHOP as a long‑running program that recruits rural high‑school students into health‑care…
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