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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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 Organization/Entity Initiative Type (Forum, Incentive Program, Governance Body, etc.) Health Professions Included Years Point of Contact POC Email
Motyka Dannin Foundation Scholarship Indiana Osteopathic Association Incentive Program DO Medical Students 2019-present Tabitha Arnett tabitha@inosteo.org
Council on Workforce Development Indiana Hospital Association Forum of members All Unknown Andy VanZee avanzee@ihaconnect.org
AHEC Scholars Indiana Area Health Education Centers Education and incentive program All Unknown Dr. Jennifer Taylor jtaylor8@iupui.edu
ASPIN Opioid Workforce Expansion Program (AOWEP) ASPIN Education program Certified Community Health Workers 2019-present Kathy Cook kcook@aspin.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
Rural Opioid Technical Assistance (ROTA) Purdue University Education program Practitioners Unknown Stephanie Woodcox swoodcox@purdue.edu
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
Indiana Rural Opioid Consortium Indiana Rural Health Association Forum, Consortium Rural professionals 2018-present Amnah Anwar aanwar@indianarha.org
Access/Workforce subcommittee Indiana Dental Association (IDA) Forum Oral health professionals Unknown Shane Springer Shane@INDental.org
Policy & Provider Committee Covering Kids & Families of Indiana Forum All Unknown Mark Fairchild MFairchild@ckfindiana.org
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
Indiana Primary Care Scholarship Indiana University School of Medicine Incentive Program Physicians 1993-present Dr. Paul Wallach pwallach@iu.edu
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
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
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
2021 Mini Grants East Indiana AHEC Incentive program All health professionals 2021 (annual cycle) Jeff Hartz jeff.hartz@eiahec.org
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


Initiative Title Organization/Entity Initiative Type (Forum, Incentive Program, Governance Body, etc.) Health Professions Included Years Point of Contact POC Email Code/Rule Citation
Primary Care Shortage Area Scholarship 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
Graduate Medical Education (GME) 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
State Loan Repayment Program (NHSC) / Indiana Health Care Professional Recruitment and Retention Fund Program (IHCPRRF) 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 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
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
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 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 Indiana State Board of Dentistry Incentive program Dentists, dental hygienists 2009-present Board staff member pla8@pla.in.gov IC 25-14-5-5
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
EMS Commission, Mobile Integrated Healthcare 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
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
Governor's Workforce Cabinet Governor's Workforce Cabinet Governance/advisory body, Forum All workforce initiatives 2018-present PJ McGrew PaMcgrew1@gov.IN.gov IC 4-3-27-3
Governor's Health Workforce Council Governor's Health Workforce Council Forum All health occupations 2016-present Dr. Hannah Maxey hlmaxey@iupui.edu
Commission to Combat Drug Abuse Next Level Recovery Forum All professions 2017-present Doug Huntsinger DHuntsinger@gov.IN.gov IC 4-3-25
Indiana Data Hub Management and Performance Hub Agency; Aggregates/analyzes data from various state sources (FSSA, IDOH, CHE, PLA, etc.) All 2017-present IC 4-3-26
All Payer Claims Database Department of Insurance Database All 2020-present IC 27-1-44.5

Deliverables from the Governor’s Health Workforce Council

For a look at all deliverables and outcomes, please read the GHWC 5 year review.

   

   

Timeline of Meeting and Outcomes of GHWC

For more information on the GHWC and on upcoming meetings and events please visit the official government GHWC page.

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