SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the Massachusetts General Laws shall be amended by adding at the end thereof, the following section:
Section ##: Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the Board of Registration in Medicine and the Center for Health Information and Analysis shall collect and make publicly available physician workforce date concerning race, ethnicity, gender identity and sexual identity for the purposes of assessing the impact of physician workforce diversity and health outcomes in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Health care facilities licensed under Section 51 of Chapter 111 of the Massachusetts General Laws shall provide to both the Board of Registration in Medicine and the Center for Health Information and Analysis, the following data on a quarterly basis for physicians, medical fellows, interns, and residents:
I. Race / Ethnicity
II.Gender
III. Identity
IV.Duration of practice in Massachusetts
V.Duration of practice at current facility
Vi.Highest Professional Level / Leadership Appointment
VII.Highest Academic Appointment
VIII.Highest Educational Debt
IX.Employment status: Part-time / full-time / per diem
This data shall be aggregated and made publicly available on the Board of Registration in Medicine website no more than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter.
SECTION 2. The Center for Health Information and Analysis shall report on the data collected under this section to the House and Senate Clerk and the Department of Public Health no later than January 30th of each calendar year.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective 90 days after enactment.
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