H.R. 6445: Fast Track Healthcare Apprenticeships Act

This bill, known as the Fast Track Healthcare Apprenticeships Act, proposes changes to the National Apprenticeship Act to streamline the registration process for healthcare apprenticeship programs and to modernize the documentation related to these apprenticeships.

Key Provisions

1. Simplified Registration Process

The bill aims to improve the way healthcare apprenticeship programs are registered by:

• Requiring the Secretary of Labor to make a decision on any application to register a healthcare apprenticeship program within 45 days of receiving the application.
• If a decision is not made within this timeframe, the Secretary must provide a written explanation for the delay, along with an estimated timeline for when a decision will be made (not exceeding 90 days from the explanation).

2. Definition of Healthcare Field

The bill specifies that the "healthcare field" includes various occupations, such as:

• Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations.
• Healthcare support occupations.

3. Digital Transformation

The bill requires the Secretary of Labor to ensure that all apprenticeship agreement forms, which include employer agreements and disability disclosure forms, are digitized. This aims to facilitate easier access, submission, and processing of apprenticeship documentation.

Conclusion

The Fast Track Healthcare Apprenticeships Act is designed to make the process of registering healthcare apprenticeship programs more efficient and to transition the relevant documentation to a digital format.

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