(1) Subject to available appropriations, the department shall implement the health-care workforce resilience and retention program, referred to in this section as the “program”, using existing initiatives to ensure that Colorado’s health-care workforce is supported in order to meet the health-care demands of Coloradans. (2) The program is intended to support the resilience, well-being, and retention of health-care workers. Activities may include: (a) Providing technical assistance, guidance, and funding support to community partners specific to the development of programs and services aimed at retaining health-care workers, such as best practices and strategies: (I) That promote healthy work cultures; (II) That promote the adoption of internal employee assistance programs; (III) That promote external third-party support and resilience programs; and (IV) For greater partnerships between care providers and facility and system executive leadership; (b) Collaborative partnerships with community partners, such as the development, implementation, and evaluation of: (I) Peer support programs and services; (II) Pre-clinical in-person and telehealth services; (III) Training programs; and (IV) Recovery and resilience coaching for staff and leadership; (c) Planning, research, and evaluation that supports the resilience, well-being, and retention of health-care workers. (3) The department may use gifts, grants, or donations to support the program or matching funds from health-care employers.
C.R.S. § 25-20.5-1402
Health-care workforce resilience and retention program
Known as the Child Fatality Prevention Act
The act spans §§ 25-20.5-1001 to 25-20.5-903 (55 sections).
Digitized from: Public.Law — Colorado Revised Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Colorado statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.