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Committee hears broad workforce proposals: nursing education benchmarks, PA MOLST/DNR inclusion, apprenticeships and limited licenses
Summary
Witnesses across the hearing urged policy changes to address workforce shortages: align Connecticut’s NCLEX reporting with national accreditors and allow multi‑year pass metrics; include physician assistants in MOLST/DNR authority; create apprenticeship pathways for water operators and limited student licenses for respiratory therapists; repeal outdated executive salary caps on many nonprofit providers.
Several witnesses framed the public hearing around a common concern: workforce shortages and regulatory barriers that impede hiring and training across healthcare professions.
Nursing education and NCLEX: Nursing educators and the Connecticut Nurses Association urged the committee to align the state’s ENLEX benchmarking with national accreditors (CCNE/ACEN). They proposed allowing multiple pathways to demonstrate sound program quality (first‑time pass rate, graduates passing within one year, or a rolling three‑year average) to avoid over‑penalizing small programs for year‑to‑year statistical…
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