Governor's Health Workforce Council

The Council was formed to “coordinate health workforce-related policies,
programs, and initiatives in Indiana with the goal to decrease costs, increase access, and enhance Indiana’s
health system quality.” Both the private and public sectors are brought together on the Council, allowing for executive branch,
legislators, and industry leaders to discuss Indiana’s health care workforce issues and develop collaborative solutions.

Partner: Governor’s Office
Time Frame: 2016-Present

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About

Governor Mike Pence created the Governor’s Health Workforce Council, which is charged with coordinating health workforce-related policies, programs, and initiatives within Indiana in order to reduce cost, improve access, and enhance quality within Indiana’s health system. The Council is also focused on developing data-driven health workforce policies to grow Indiana’s well-trained health workforce.

The Council brings together state agencies, legislators, health care experts and industry leaders. It includes members from both the public and private sector, including representatives from the Governor’s office and designees from the Department of Workforce Development, Senate Health and Provider Services Committee, House Public Health Committee, Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Indiana State Department of Health, Indiana Department of Education, Indiana Commission on Higher Education, Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, Anthem, Indiana Hospital Association, Indiana Rural Health Association and Indiana Primary Care Association.

Health Workforce Policy and Programming

The following workbook has been developed by the Indiana Governor’s Health Workforce Council to serve as an inventory of health workforce policies and programmatic initiatives for the State of Indiana. It has been developed to facilitate connections, synergy, and collaboration between the various health workforce-related initiatives throughout Indiana.

The workbook has been organized into two separate tabs; the first tab contains initiatives within Indiana state government and the second includes initiatives external to state government.

If you see an error or find an initiative is missing from this list, please let us know at bowenctr@iu.edu.

Initiative Title	Initiative URL	Organization/Entity	Initiative Type (Forum, Incentive Program, Governance Body, etc.)	Health Professions Included	Years	Point of Contact	POC Email	Code/Rule Citation	Code URL
Primary Care Shortage Area Scholarship	https://www.marian.edu/osteopathic-medical-school/financial-aid/Scholarships	Indiana Commission for Higher Education	Incentive Program	Medical students enrolled at Marian University	2013-present	Julia Ford	jford@marian.edu	IC 21-13-1-9	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2020/ic/titles/021#21-13-9
Graduate Medical Education (GME) Board	https://www.in.gov/che/boards-and-committees/graduate-medical-education-board/	Commission for Higher Education	Governance Body for GME Funding	Physicians (Post-graduate)	2015-Present	Eugene Johnson	ejohnson@che.in.gov	IC 21-44-7	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2020/ic/titles/021#21-44-7-2
State Loan Repayment Program (NHSC) / Indiana Health Care Professional Recruitment and Retention Fund Program (IHCPRRF)	https://www.in.gov/isdh/28090.htm	Indiana Department of Health	Incentive Program	Mental health & addiction-related disciplines and primary care physicians	2019-2023	ISDH SLRP team	SLRP@isdh.IN.gov
Medicaid Advisory Committee	https://www.in.gov/fssa/ompp/advisory-committees/medicaid-advisory-committee/	Indiana Office of Medicaid Policy & Planning	Advisory body for state Medicaid Agency	Undetermined	1992-present	Laura Dodson	Laura.Dodson@fssa.in.gov	IC 12-15-33	iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2019/ic/titles/012/#12-15-33
Medicaid Clinical Advisory Committee		Indiana Office of Medicaid Policy & Planning	Advisory body for state Medicaid Agency	Undetermined	1995-present	Unknown	Unknown	IC 12-15-33.5	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2020/ic/titles/012#12-15-33
Access Monitoring Review Plan	https://www.in.gov/fssa/ompp/provider-information4/access-monitoring-review-plan/	Indiana Office of Medicaid Policy & Planning	Evaluation of Medicaid providers/access	Providers/Medicaid members	2015-present	Michael Cook	Michael.Cook@fssa.IN.gov	N/A (This document is a deliverable to CMS)
NextLevel Jobs	https://nextleveljobs.org/about/	Indiana Department of Workforce Development	Training incentive program	EMT, dental assisting, paramedic, pharmacy technician, practical nursing, and more	2017-present	Judy Hasselkus	JHasselkus@dwd.IN.gov
Dental Underserved Area and Minority Recruitment Program	https://www.in.gov/pla/dental.htm	Indiana State Board of Dentistry	Incentive program	Dentists, dental hygienists	2009-present	Board staff member	pla8@pla.in.gov	IC 25-14-5-5	https://www.in.gov/pla/files/2011_ISDB(2).pdf
Indiana Behavioral Health Commission	https://www.in.gov/fssa/dmha/indiana-behavioral-health-commission/	Division of Mental Health & Addiction, Family and Social Services Administration	Governance body for DMHA activities	Behavioral health professions	2020-present	Rachel Halleck	Rachel.Halleck@fssa.IN.gov	IC 12-21-7	https://www.in.gov/fssa/dmha/files/Indiana-2020-SB0273-Enrolled.pdf
EMS Commission, Mobile Integrated Healthcare Advisory Committee	https://www.in.gov/dhs/boards-and-commissions/ems-commission/mih-advisory-committee/	Department of Homeland Security	Governance/advisory body	EMS services, specifically those around community paramedicine	2020-present	Dr. Michael Kaufmann	mkaufmann@dhs.in.gov	IC 16-32-1	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2014/ic/titles/016/articles/031/
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Task Force	https://www.in.gov/children/committees-and-task-forces/mental-health-and-substance-abuse-task-force/	Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana (CISC)	Governance/advisory body	Mental health & addiction service providers	2018-present	Julie Whitman	julie.whitman@courts.in.gov	IC 2-5-36	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2018/ic/titles/002/#2-5-36
Governor's Workforce Cabinet	https://www.in.gov/gwc/	Governor's Workforce Cabinet	Governance/advisory body, Forum	All workforce initiatives	2018-present	PJ McGrew	PaMcgrew1@gov.IN.gov	IC 4-3-27-3	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2020/ic/titles/004/#4-3-27-3
Governor's Health Workforce Council	https://www.in.gov/dwd/about-dwd/ghwc/	Governor's Health Workforce Council	Forum	All health occupations	2016-present	Dr. Hannah Maxey	hlmaxey@iupui.edu
Commission to Combat Drug Abuse	https://www.in.gov/recovery/commission.htm#Meeting%20agendas	Next Level Recovery	Forum	All professions	2017-present	Doug Huntsinger	DHuntsinger@gov.IN.gov	IC 4-3-25	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2020/ic/titles/004#4-3-25
Indiana Data Hub	https://hub.mph.in.gov/	Management and Performance Hub	Agency; Aggregates/analyzes data from various state sources (FSSA, IDOH, CHE, PLA, etc.)	All	2017-present			IC 4-3-26	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2020/ic/titles/004#4-3-26
All Payer Claims Database	https://www.in.gov/idoa/proc/bids/rfi-21-002/	Department of Insurance	Database	All	2020-present			IC 27-1-44.5	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2020/ic/titles/027#27-1-44.5

Initiative Title	Organization/Entity	Initiative Type (Forum, Incentive Program, Governance Body, etc.)	Health Professions Included	Years	Point of Contact	POC Email	URL
Motyka Dannin Foundation Scholarship	Indiana Osteopathic Association	Incentive Program	DO Medical Students	2019-present	Tabitha Arnett	tabitha@inosteo.org	https://www.inosteo.org/mdf-scholarship
Council on Workforce Development	Indiana Hospital Association	Forum of members	All	Unknown	Andy VanZee	avanzee@ihaconnect.org	https://www.ihaconnect.org/Workforce/Pages/Workforce.aspx
AHEC Scholars	Indiana Area Health Education Centers	Education and incentive program	All	Unknown	Dr. Jennifer Taylor	jtaylor8@iupui.edu	https://www.indianaahec.org/
ASPIN Opioid Workforce Expansion Program (AOWEP)	ASPIN	Education program	Certified Community Health Workers	2019-present	Kathy Cook	kcook@aspin.org	https://aspinaowep.org/
Human Resources Committee	Indiana Council for Community Mental Health Centers	Forum	Behavioral health professionals working in a CMHC	Unknown	Jill Seifer	jill.seifer@oaklawn.org	https://indianacouncil.org/committees
Rural Opioid Technical Assistance (ROTA)	Purdue University	Education program	Practitioners	Unknown	Stephanie Woodcox	swoodcox@purdue.edu	https://www.samhsa.gov/rural-opioid-technical-assistance-rota
IPHCA Workforce Team	Indiana Primary Care Health Association (IPHCA)	Employment support, policy/advocacy, provider training/technical assistance	All, with a focus on those working in community health centers	Unknown	Natalie Morrison	nmorrison@indianapca.org	https://www.indianapca.org/iphca-workforce/
Indiana Rural Opioid Consortium	Indiana Rural Health Association	Forum, Consortium	Rural professionals	2018-present	Amnah Anwar	aanwar@indianarha.org	https://www.indianaruralhealth.org/services/indiana-rural-opioid-consortium-inroc/
Access/Workforce subcommittee	Indiana Dental Association (IDA)	Forum	Oral health professionals	Unknown	Shane Springer	Shane@INDental.org	https://indental.org/about/councils-committees/access-workforce-subcommittee/
Policy & Provider Committee	Covering Kids & Families of Indiana	Forum	All	Unknown	Mark Fairchild	MFairchild@ckfindiana.org	https://www.ckfindiana.org/public-policy/
Workforce Development Committee	Indiana Health Care Association / Indiana Center for Assisted Living (IHCA/INCAL)	Forum	All workers in long-term care	Unknown	Zach Cattell	zcattell@ihca.org	https://www.ihca.org/our-services/workforce/
Indiana Primary Care Scholarship	Indiana University School of Medicine	Incentive Program	Physicians	1993-present	Dr. Paul Wallach	pwallach@iu.edu	https://medicine.iu.edu/md/tuition/financial-aid/scholarships/primary-care#:~:text=The%20Indiana%20Primary%20Care%20Scholarship,four%20years%20of%20medical%20school
Office of Workforce Alignment	Ivy Tech Community College	Governance Body (academic relationships with industry employers)	Associate degree or lower	Unknown	Mary Anne Sloan	msloan26@ivytech.edu	https://www.ivytech.edu/workforce/index.html
N/A	Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research & Policy	Data and policy research	All, with a focus on licensed professions	2015-present	Dr. Hannah Maxey	hlmaxey@iupui.edu	https://bowenportal.org/
2021 IHCF Scholarships	Indiana Health Care Foundation	Incentive Program	Clinical, medical, and administrative professionals in long-term care	1997-present	Zach Cattell	zcattell@ihca.org	https://www.ihca.org/about-us/ihcf/ihcf-scholarships/
2021 Mini Grants	East Indiana AHEC	Incentive program	All health professionals	2021 (annual cycle)	Jeff Hartz	jeff.hartz@eiahec.org	https://eiahec.org/2020/08/11/mini-grant-applications-open-for-2020-2021/
H-1B Rural Healthcare Grant Program	Tecumseh Area Partnership Inc./Region 4 Workforce Board (via Dept. of Labor)	Incentive Program	All Health professionals	2021-unknown	Roger Feldhaus	rfeldhaus@tap.lafayette.in.us	https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/skillstraining/RH-One-Pager-and-Grant-Award-Abstracts.pdf