Sec. 236. Direct Care Professional Workforce Equity Technical Assistance Center
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The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ), in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the heads of other entities as necessary, shall establish a national technical assistance center to— address inequities and disparities facing the direct care professional workforce; and ensure that long-term care settings are meeting the unique demographic, cultural, and linguistic needs of the community in which such settings are situated and the community of workers within such settings.
The Center may— maintain a centralized online hub of equity-focused direct care professional workforce resources; conduct studies and develop trainings and resources on the inequities facing direct care professionals and enhancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility among long-term care settings; develop equity-specific tools and resources to support State and local governments in building an equitable direct care professional workforce; design and inform interventions in the direct care professional workforce that reduce disparities and promote equity within the direct care professional workforce; convene experts in the direct care professional workforce, including direct care professionals, to develop equity-based resources; and collaborate with organizations representing people with disabilities, older individuals, people of color, women, immigrants, and LGBT communities, and others as determined by the Secretary.
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress an update on the activities and outcomes of the initiative under subsection
(a)To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.