HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1555        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1196

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Thomas M. Stanley

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/16/2019

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

1/31/2019

David Biele

4th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

1/31/2019

Gerard J. Cassidy

9th Plymouth

1/31/2019

Sonia Chang-Diaz

Second Suffolk

1/16/2019

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

1/30/2019

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

1/29/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/30/2019

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

1/29/2019

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/1/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/1/2019

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

2/2/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/28/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/28/2019

John J. Mahoney

13th Worcester

2/1/2019

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

1/25/2019

Liz Miranda

5th Suffolk

2/1/2019

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

1/29/2019

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1555        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1196

By Mr. Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1196) of Thomas M. Stanley and others for legislation to establish a primary care physician workforce development and loan forgiveness grant program to be administered by the Department of Public Health.  Health Care Financing.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out section 25N¾ and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 25N¾. (a) There shall be established a primary care workforce development and loan forgiveness grant program at community health centers for the purpose of enhancing recruitment and retention of primary care physicians and other clinicians at community health centers throughout the commonwealth. The grant program shall be administered by the department of public health; provided, that the department may contract with an organization to administer the grant program. This program shall ensure the continuation of state-level loan repayment for clinicians at community health centers.

(b) The program shall be funded, as in previous years, through expenditures from the Health Care Workforce Transformation Fund, established in section 2FFFF of chapter 29 of the General Laws.