2003 House Bill 5207

Introduced in the House

Oct. 28, 2003

Introduced by Rep. Michael Murphy (D-68)

To require the Department of Community Heath to monitor minority health progress; establish a minority health policy; fund minority health programs, research, and other initiatives; staff a minority health hotline that establishes linkages with other health and social service hotlines and local coalitions; and develop and implement an aggressive recruitment and retention program to increase the number of minorities in the health and social services professions.

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy