Requesting the Department of Health to establish a task force to develop minimum professional standards for community health worker training programs.

The bill requests the Department of Health to convene a task force to identify and develop minimum professional standards for community health worker training programs. The task force will include representatives from various stakeholders, such as community health workers, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, and the Healthcare Association of Hawaii. The task force is tasked with submitting a report to the Legislature with recommendations and proposed legislation by twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026.

Requesting the Department of Health to establish a task force to develop minimum professional standards for community health worker training programs.

The bill requests the Department of Health to convene a task force to identify and develop minimum professional standards for community health worker training programs. The task force will include representatives from various stakeholders, such as community health workers, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, and the Healthcare Association of Hawaii. The task force is tasked with submitting a report to the Legislature with recommendations and proposed legislation by twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026.