Hawaii offers tax breaks to train more healthcare workers

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Introduced· 2025-01-17

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This bill gives tax breaks to a wider range of healthcare professionals, like social workers and specialists, if they volunteer to train students.

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Hawaii does not have enough doctors, nurses, or social workers. Students want to learn, but they need experienced professionals to teach them on the job. Right now, the state gives a tax break to some doctors who do this. This bill would offer that same tax break to specialists, social workers, and dieticians so more students can get the training they need. This is a simple way to help grow the state's healthcare workforce.

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The facts

What the bill actually says, no spin.

Expands an existing tax break for healthcare workers who train students.
Adds social workers, dieticians, and physician assistants to the list of people who can get the tax break.
Removes a rule that said only primary care doctors could get the credit, opening it up to specialists.
Allows the tax break to be used for training in residency programs.