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§ 294n. Health professions workforce information and analysis
(a) Purpose
It is the purpose of this section to—
(1) provide for the development of information describing the health professions workforce and the analysis of workforce related issues; and
(2) provide necessary information for decision-making regarding future directions in health professions and nursing programs in response to societal and professional needs.
(b) National Center for Health Care Workforce Analysis
(1) Establishment
(2) Purposes
The National Center, in coordination to the extent practicable with the National Health Care Workforce Commission (established in section 294q of this title), and relevant regional and State centers and agencies, shall—
(A) provide for the development of information describing and analyzing the health care workforce and workforce related issues;
(B) carry out the activities under section 295k(a) of this title;
(C) annually evaluate programs under this subchapter;
(D) develop and publish performance measures and benchmarks for programs under this subchapter; and
(E) establish, maintain, and publicize a national Internet registry of each grant awarded under this subchapter and a database to collect data from longitudinal evaluations (as described in subsection (d)(2)) on performance measures (as developed under sections 293l(d)(3), 294f(d)(3), and 294o(a)(3) of this title).
(3) Collaboration and data sharing
(A) In general
(B) Contracts for health workforce analysis
(c) State and regional Centers for Health Workforce Analysis
(1) In general
The Secretary shall award grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities for purposes of—
(A) collecting, analyzing, and reporting data regarding programs under this subchapter to the National Center and to the public; and
(B) providing technical assistance to local and regional entities on the collection, analysis, and reporting of data.
(2) Eligible entities
To be eligible for a grant or contract under this subsection, an entity shall—
(A) be a State, a State workforce investment board, a public health or health professions school, an academic health center, or an appropriate public or private nonprofit entity; and
(B) submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
(d) Increase in grants for longitudinal evaluations
(1) In general
(2) Capability
A longitudinal evaluation shall be capable of—
(A) studying practice patterns; and
(B) collecting and reporting data on performance measures developed under sections 293l(d)(3), 294f(d)(3), and 294o(a)(3) of this title.
(3) Guidelines
(4) Eligible entities
(e) Authorization of appropriations
(1) In general
(A) National Center
(B) State and regional Centers
(C) Grants for longitudinal evaluations
(2) Reservation
(3) Availability of additional funds
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 761, as added Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 104(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3552; amended Pub. L. 111–148, title V, § 5103(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 603; Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title III, § 3401(9), Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 386.)