Search Results: keywords:"clinical training"

  • S. 5397 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust allowable direct and indirect costs for nursing and allied health education programs.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:720

    The bill S. 5397, titled the “Rebuild America’s Health Care Schools Act of 2024,” aims to amend the Social Security Act to adjust and expand what costs are considered allowable for hospitals with nursing and allied health education programs. It requires that all direct and...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to change the rules so that hospitals can get paid back by Medicare for more of their spending on teaching nurses and health workers. It also says they should get money back that was taken away in the last six years and stops taking back certain monies now and in the future.

  • S. 131 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a tax credit for nurse preceptors.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,197

    S. 131 aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a $2,000 tax credit to nurse preceptors who work at least 200 hours annually in designated health professional shortage areas. A nurse preceptor is a licensed professional who trains nursing students, newly...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 131 is a plan to give nurses who help teach new nurses in areas without enough doctors a special reward of $2,000 each year if they work 200 hours. But, there are some rules about where they work and how many hours they teach, and this plan will finish in 2032 unless it's updated.

  • S. 1087 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust allowable direct and indirect costs for nursing and allied health education programs.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:804

    S. 1087, also known as the “Rebuild America’s Health Care Schools Act of 2025,” aims to change how costs are recognized for nursing and allied health education programs under the Social Security Act. This bill would allow hospitals to include all direct and indirect costs...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 1087 is a plan to help hospitals pay for teaching nurses and health workers by letting them count more of their expenses as reasonable costs. It also promises not to take back money already spent on these programs and makes sure hospitals can give good training to future healthcare workers.