S. 1045 — Introduced in Senate

II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1045 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 4, 2019Mr. Young (for himself and Mr. Jones) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to permit nurses to practice in health care facilities with critical shortages of nurses through programs for loan repayment and scholarships for nurses. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nursing Where It's Needed Act or the Nursing WIN Act. 2. Sunsetting the prohibition on assignment of nurses to certain health care facilities with critical shortages of nurses Section 846(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 297n(a)) is amended by striking the last sentence.