§ 32.1-122.22. Annual report of health workforce activities
The Commissioner shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding the Department's activities in recruiting and retaining health care providers for underserved populations and areas and health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) throughout the Commonwealth. The annual report shall include, but not be limited to, information on: (i) the activities and accomplishments of the Department during the report period; (ii) planned activities for the coming year; (iii) the number and type of providers who have been recruited to care for Virginia's underserved populations and practice in underserved areas and HPSAs in Virginia as a result of Department activities; (iv) the retention rate of providers who have located in underserved areas and HPSAs as a result of Department activities; (v) the utilization of the scholarship and loan repayment programs authorized in Article 6 (§ 32.1-122.5 et seq.) of this chapter as well as other programs or activities authorized in the appropriation act for provider recruitment and retention; and (vi) recommendations for new programs, activities and strategies for increasing the number of providers in Virginia's underserved areas and HPSAs and serving Virginia's underserved populations. The annual report shall be submitted by October 1 of each year.
(2000, cc. 175, 200.)
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