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314.450 Legislative finding.
The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that: <br>(1) Kentucky is experiencing a nursing shortage that, without proactive intervention,
could have serious consequences for the delivery of health care in the state;
(2) With the average age of registered nurses in Kentucky at forty-four (44) years and
the average age for licensed practical nurses at forty-nine (49) years, an adequate <br>number of new nurses will be needed to replace the aging nursing workforce;
(3) The current number of students will not be enough to meet the state's future needs
for nurses;
(4) The age of nursing educators continues to rise and nursing schools are finding it
increasingly more difficult to attract qualified educators;
(5) Changes in the delivery of care and more employment options becoming available
to nurses that did not exist previously are making it difficult for employers of nurses <br>to recruit and retain an adequate number of qualified nursing personnel;
(6) Educational institutions must be involved in addressing the shortage but require
financial assistance to support the costs associated with program changes, <br>expansions, or both;
(7) Financial assistance is needed to help employers provide scholarships and develop
and implement innovative recruitment and retention strategies;
(8) The state has a role in helping to support and finance activities directed toward
increasing the supply of nurses; and
(9) A foundation should be established to receive grants, contributions, federal funding,
and appropriations for the purpose of making awards to educational institutions, <br>nurses seeking graduate degrees, nursing employers, nursing employer consortiums, <br>and nursing employer associations to meet the workforce needs for licensed nurses <br>in the state.
Effective: July 15, 2002 <br>History: Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 272, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002.
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