Proposed legislation would provide financial benefit for Tennessee health care workers by Vivian Jones, The Center Square | February 03, 2021 10:00 AM Print this article
Tennessee lawmakers are considering ways to provide financial incentives for nurses and health care staff to stay in the profession after medical staffing shortages highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sen. Katrina Robinson, D-Memphis, has filed a bill that would provide one-time payments of $1,500 to nurses, paramedics and EMTs who provided health care services during the pandemic. Another bill filed by Robinson would waive state licensure fees for health care professionals for the next four years.
Robinson, herself a registered nurse, said the goal of the legislation is to address the shortage of health care workers in the state.