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Oregon Health Authority

Health Care Workforce Initiatives

What We Do

Health Care Workforce Initiatives is part of the Oregon Health Authority’s Division of Health Policy and Analytics and its Clinical Supports, Integration and Workforce (CSIW) Unit.

We provide:

  • Analysis and recognition of workforce inequities
  • Resources to expand and diversify the health care workforce
  • Support for structural changes by educational institutions, clinics, and health care systems to develop culturally responsive health care services

What's Happening

Implementation of House Bill 2665 (2023): Maximum Wage Rates for Temporary Health Care Staffing Agencies

The Primary Care Office is in the process of implementing House Bill 2665, passed by the 2023 Oregon Legislature. This new law will establish maximum wage rates for temporary health care staff working at specific facilities and hospitals in the following roles:
  • Registered nurse
  • Licensed practical nurse
  • Certified medical assistant
  • Certified nursing assistant
  • Direct caregiver

2023 J-1 Waiver Program Report

Health Care Provider Incentive Program

The Health Care Provider Incentive Program offers various incentives, including loan repayment, loan forgiveness, insurance subsidies, and several scholarships to both students and providers who commit to serving patients in underserved areas of the state.   

Summer 2024: In partnership with the Office of Rural Health (ORH), the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has expanded provider types eligible for the Oregon Health Care Provider Incentive Loan Repayment. New eligible provider types include Dental Assistants, Dental Therapists, and certain Behavioral Health Providers. Provider and site eligibility criteria and applications can be found on the ORH Loan Repayment website.

Fall 2024: HCPIP includes several scholarships that support students in academic programs dedicated to training health care professionals. OHA will post additional information to the Health Care Provider Incentive Program in late 2024 for institutions to learn more about upcoming scholarship information  

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