124 STAT. 592 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 ‘‘(B) licensed registered nurses who will receive a grad- uate or equivalent degree or training to become an advanced education nurse as defined by section 811(b).’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(16) ACCELERATED NURSING DEGREE PROGRAM.—The term ‘accelerated nursing degree program’ means a program of edu- cation in professional nursing offered by an accredited school of nursing in which an individual holding a bachelors degree in another discipline receives a BSN or MSN degree in an accelerated time frame as determined by the accredited school of nursing. ‘‘(17) BRIDGE OR DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM.—The term ‘bridge or degree completion program’ means a program of education in professional nursing offered by an accredited school of nursing, as defined in paragraph (2), that leads to a bacca- laureate degree in nursing. Such programs may include, Reg- istered Nurse (RN) to Bachelor’s of Science of Nursing (BSN) programs, RN to MSN (Master of Science of Nursing) programs, or BSN to Doctoral programs.’’. Subtitle B—Innovations in the Health Care Workforce SEC. 5101. NATIONAL HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE COMMISSION. (a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to establish a National Health Care Workforce Commission that— (1) serves as a national resource for Congress, the Presi- dent, States, and localities; (2) communicates and coordinates with the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, Veterans Affairs, Home- land Security, and Education on related activities administered by one or more of such Departments; (3) develops and commissions evaluations of education and training activities to determine whether the demand for health care workers is being met; (4) identifies barriers to improved coordination at the Fed- eral, State, and local levels and recommend ways to address such barriers; and (5) encourages innovations to address population needs, constant changes in technology, and other environmental fac- tors. (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established the National Health Care Workforce Commission (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). (c) MEMBERSHIP.— (1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission shall be composed of 15 members to be appointed by the Comptroller General, without regard to section 5 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). (2) QUALIFICATIONS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The membership of the Commission shall include individuals— (i) with national recognition for their expertise in health care labor market analysis, including health care workforce analysis; health care finance and 42 USC 294q.
