DOA:......Stinebrink, BB0472 - Health Care Provider Innovation Grants
For 2025-2027 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health
Health care provider innovation grants
This bill requires DHS to award $7,500,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 as grants to health care providers and long-term care providers to implement best practices and innovative solutions to increase worker recruitment and retention.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; Health Services.
(1) Health care provider innovation grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bm), the department of health services shall award $7,500,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 as grants to health care providers and long-term care providers to implement best practices and innovative solutions to increase worker recruitment and retention.
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