Ohio House Passes Legislation to Establish the Long-Term Care Workforce Study Commission

State Representative Jodi Salvo (R-Bolivar) is pleased to announce that the Ohio House passed House Bill 530 – legislation to establish the Long-Term Care Workforce Study Commission.

“Older Ohioans should be able to stay in their own homes as long as they safely can, and those who need care in a facility deserve dependable, quality care. Both depend on having enough people to provide that care. My goal with House Bill 530 is to identify where workforce shortages are most severe, especially in rural and underserved communities, and turn those findings into legislation that helps Ohio recruit and retain the direct care workers our families count on,” said State Representative Jodi Salvo.

House Bill 530 works to do the following:

• Establish the Long-Term Care Workforce Study Commission to study issues related to direct care and long-term care workforce in Ohio and make policy recommendations.
• Require the Commission, by October 31, 2027, to issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly, at which time the Commission will cease to exist.
• Establish the Commission’s membership, meeting, and other administrative requirements.

The Commission will be required to make recommendations regarding demand for direct care workers and project future workforce needs, including evaluating available workforce data and identifying gaps in data collection on workforce supply, vacancies, turnover rates, and projected workforce demands. 

House Bill 530 now heads to the Ohio Senate for further consideration.