HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2724        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1210

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mary S. Keefe

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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 promoting workforce development and provider retention at community health centers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/9/2023

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

1/24/2023

Peter Capano

11th Essex

1/30/2023

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

1/30/2023

John J. Cronin

Worcester and Middlesex

1/30/2023

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

1/31/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/31/2023

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/31/2023

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/1/2023

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

2/2/2023

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/2/2023

Michael P. Kushmerek

3rd Worcester

2/2/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

2/2/2023

Rodney M. Elliott

16th Middlesex

2/3/2023

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/5/2023

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

2/6/2023

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/7/2023

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

2/23/2023

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

2/27/2023

Estela A. Reyes

4th Essex

3/1/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

3/4/2023

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

3/14/2023

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

3/14/2023

Rady Mom

18th Middlesex

3/22/2023

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

3/23/2023

Carlos González

10th Hampden

3/28/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2724        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1210

By Representative Keefe of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1210) of Mary S. Keefe and others for legislation to establish a community health center nurse practitioner residency program for the purposes of recruiting and retaining nurse practitioners at community health centers.  Health Care Financing.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act promoting workforce development and provider retention 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 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new section:-

Section 80. The division shall establish a community health center nurse practitioner residency program for the purposes of recruiting and retaining nurse practitioners at community health centers in order to increase access to high-quality community-based primary, preventative and integrated care.

These programs shall:

(i) Provide a 24-month post-graduate residency program, administered by community health centers, defined as community health centers receiving a grant under 42 USC 254b, for certified nurse practitioners who have graduated from an accredited school of nursing within the past three years;

(ii) Provide nurse practitioners in the program with patient panels under the supervision and mentorship of a physician or other advanced practice registered nurse at a community health center; and

(iii) Require nurse practitioners that participate in the 24-month residency program enter into a contract with the community health center for at least eighteen months of employment.

Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to conflict with, replace, or supersede any licensure requirements or standards for the advanced nursing practice established pursuant to chapters 94C or 112.

SECTION 2. The division shall make expenditures of no less than $2,500,000 annually to this program and shall seek federal Medicaid reimbursement for this program as graduate medical education.

SECTION 3. The division shall promulgate regulations to implement said program, including program details and grant guidelines as necessary, no later than six months after the passage of this act.