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Senate advances Utah Health Workforce Act to create advisory council and data center
Summary
Senate approved a substitute for House Bill 176 to create a Utah Health Workforce Advisory Council and a data center in the Department of Health, aiming to improve workforce planning and interagency collaboration; sponsors said the bill repurposes resources and has limited fiscal impact.
The Senate passed First Substitute House Bill 176, the Utah Health Workforce Act, which establishes a Health Workforce Advisory Council within the Department of Health and an associated Health Workforce Information Center charged with collecting and analyzing workforce data.
Sponsor (identified in the transcript as Senator Andrick) said the measure creates a structure to break down silos between state agencies and the private sector, requires the Department of Commerce to coordinate…
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