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Oregon Health Authority

Health Care Workforce Initiatives

What We Do

Health Care Workforce Initiatives is part of the Oregon Health Authority’s Division of Health Policy and Analytics and its Clinical Supports, Integration and Workforce (CSIW) Unit.

We provide:

  • Analysis and recognition of workforce inequities
  • Resources to expand and diversify the health care workforce
  • Support for structural changes by educational institutions, clinics, and health care systems to develop culturally responsive health care services

What's Happening

Implementation of House Bill 2665 (2023): Maximum Wage Rates for Temporary Health Care Staffing Agencies

The Primary Care Office is in the process of implementing House Bill 2665, passed by the 2023 Oregon Legislature. This new law will establish maximum wage rates for temporary health care staff working at specific facilities and hospitals in the following roles:
  • Registered nurse
  • Licensed practical nurse
  • Certified medical assistant
  • Certified nursing assistant
  • Direct caregiver

2023 J-1 Waiver Program Report

FALL 2024 GRANT OPPORTUNITIES: Health Care Provider Incentive Program

OHA currently has two funding opportunities for health care-related training programs. Funds for both grants will be awarded to secondary or post-secondary educational institutions, which will create a scholarship program to directly distribute funding to their students. 

1. Health Care Workforce Scholarship: Funding opportunity for health care-related post-secondary education and training programs. Request for Grant Applications are now open in OregonBuys until 3pm Pacific Time on November 8th, 2024.
2. Health Care Workforce Pathways Scholarship: Funding opportunity for Oregon's secondary education and training programs, Career and Technical Education (CTE), and other health-related workforce programs for students between 8th -12th grade with a primary focus on pathways for behavioral and mental health scope of work. Request for Grant Applications are now open in OregonBuys until 3pm Pacific Time on Thursday October 31st, 2024.

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