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State nursing board asks for $500,000 expansion for workforce grants and warns CNA transfer would require new staff
Summary
The Mississippi Board of Nursing requested maintaining headcount and an additional $500,000 for its Office of Nursing Workforce (ONW), and warned that a proposed transfer of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) from the Department of Health would add substantial recurring costs and require investigator and legal staffing.
The Mississippi Board of Nursing told the Appropriations Subcommittee that its scholarship and workforce programs have distributed more than $4 million over five years to support nearly 5,000 students and asked the committee to restore a $500,000 addition to expand the Office of Nursing Workforce.
Executive Director Phyllis Johnson said the Office of Nursing Workforce — which awards grants and scholarships to nursing students and partners with 13 accredited colleges — has benefited 4,954 students over the past five years and that the board has allocated "a…
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