Section 84A.11. Nursing workforce data clearinghouse.

  1.  a.  The department of workforce development shall establish a nursing workforce data clearinghouse for the purpose of collecting and maintaining data from all available and appropriate sources regarding Iowa’s nursing workforce.

  b.  The department of workforce development shall have access to all data regarding Iowa’s nursing workforce collected or maintained by any state department or agency to support the data clearinghouse.

  c.  Information maintained in the nursing workforce data clearinghouse shall be available to any state department or agency.

  2.  The department of workforce development shall consult with the board of nursing, the department of public health, the department of education, and other appropriate entities in developing recommendations to determine options for additional data collection.

  3.  The department of workforce development, in consultation with the board of nursing, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer the data clearinghouse.

  4.  The nursing workforce data clearinghouse shall be established and maintained in a manner consistent with the health care delivery infrastructure and health care workforce resources strategic plan developed pursuant to section 135.164.

  5.  The department of workforce development shall submit a report to the governor and the general assembly, annually by January 15, regarding the nursing workforce data clearinghouse, and, following establishment of the data clearinghouse, the status of the nursing workforce in Iowa.

2010 Acts, ch 1147, §1, 13