Tennessee § 63-1-705 [ For Postponed Repealed, see T.C.A. § 63-1-707] Duties of task force

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§ 63-1-705 — [ For Postponed Repealed, see T.C.A. § 63-1-707] Duties of task force

Tennessee § 63-1-705

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-705 (2026).

Text

The task force shall:

(1)Develop a strategic action plan for increasing the availability of high-quality, affordable, and accessible healthcare professionals in this state;

(2)Develop a strategic action plan to eliminate the need for agencies to consistently request budget increases and allow state agencies to pay their private partner providers adequately for work that is being performed under contract with the state;

(3)Identify resources across state government to be streamlined, coordinated, and more effectively utilized to address healthcare workforce challenges;

(4)Identify the healthcare staff positions that are the most difficult to fill and the reasons for the difficulty;

(5)Study the efforts of other states in supporting their healthcare workforce, including salary compariso

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The task force shall: (1) Develop a strategic action plan for increasing the availability of high-quality, affordable, and accessible healthcare professionals in this state; (2) Develop a strategic action plan to eliminate the need for agencies to consistently request budget increases and allow state agencies to pay their private partner providers adequately for work that is being performed under contract with the state; (3) Identify resources across state government to be streamlined, coordinated, and more effectively utilized to address healthcare workforce challenges; (4) Identify the healthcare staff positions that are the most difficult to fill and the reasons for the difficulty; (5) Study the efforts of other states in supporting their healthcare workforce, including salary comparisons for both state employees and private contractor employees, and make suggestions for implementing changes in this state; (6) Study the disparity in salary structures for the healthcare workforce in this state and its impact on healthcare worker shortages; (7) Identify processes to ensure that routine reviews of funding for healthcare services under the TennCare program are conducted and to ensure that adequate annual resources are being directed to the provider community; and (8) Review budgetary and regulatory actions taken to mitigate the healthcare workforce challenges in this state and to assess the irripact of these actions for future reference.