The South Carolina Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund is hereby created under the Commission on Higher Education to provide incentives to retain nurse faculty scholars, attract new nurse faculty, provide loans, grants, and scholarships to in-state resident nursing students, establish a research office to predict health care workforce needs, and provide technology to increase accessibility to clinical education needs.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 276, Section 2, eff June 5, 2008.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 110 - South Carolina Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Act
Section 59-110-10. Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund; purpose.
Section 59-110-20. Administration of fund; consultation.
Section 59-110-30. Use of funds; priorities.
Section 59-110-40. Faculty salary enhancements.
Section 59-110-50. New nursing faculty positions.
Section 59-110-60. Scholarships, student loans, and grants.
Section 59-110-70. Office of Health Care Workforce research; purpose; duties and functions; funding.
Section 59-110-80. Use of simulation technology to educate nurses.