Bill S.2588

SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 244 the following section:-  

Section 245: 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 data and information concerning the cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and educational composition of the physician workforce 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, including but not limited to the following data on a yearly basis for physicians, medical fellows, interns, and residents: 

I.Demographic information, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual orientation 

II.Linguistic information  

III. Medical specialty/subspecialty 

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 60 days after the end of each year. 

SECTION 2. The Center for Health Information and Analysis shall report on the data collected under this section to the Clerks of the House and Senate, the Joint Committee on Public Health, and the Department of Public Health no later than February 28th of each calendar year. 

SECTION 3. This act shall become effective 90 days after enactment. 

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