Health CARE Training Act

Health Career Advancement and Remuneration Exclusion for Training Act or the Health CARE Training Act This bill adds requirements to and otherwise modifies the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program, which is administered by the Administration for Children and Families. (The HPOG program provides education and training to low-income individuals for in-demand occupations in the health care field.) Specifically, projects that provide training for individuals to achieve professional credentials must provide participants with enough hours of training to obtain a post-secondary credential that meets the standards of the state in which the project is conducted or that meets standards set by the Department of Health and Human Services, as applicable. In addition, the bill expressly excludes cash stipends or emergency assistance paid to project participants from income for federal income tax purposes.