More Nurses in Rural Schools Act

This bill would let registered nurses who work in elementary or secondary schools located in federally designated health professional shortage areas take part in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program. The Secretary of Health and Human Services could allow these school nurses to meet the program's service requirement by working at least 2 years as a school nurse in such an area. Nurses who work part-time or part-year would have to serve longer so that their total hours equal full-time, full-year service, and they would have to certify their hours each year. At least 5 percent of the program's yearly funding would go toward school nurse participation.

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Sponsors

• Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors