Amendment #1311 to H4600

Teaching Health Centers

Mr. O'Day of West Boylston moves to amend the bill in Section 2, in Line Item 4000-0700 by striking the following:-

"provided further, that not later than December 2, 2024, $750,000 shall be equally distributed to the teaching community health centers with family medicine residency programs in the cities of Worcester and Lawrence and in the South Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that the secretary of health and human services shall designate the league of community health centers to administer the funds and shall retain 5 per cent of the total funds; provided further, that the secretary shall: (a) report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the use of the funds by teaching community health centers; and (b) audit said centers in order to confirm the use of the funds by each center for training purposes"

and adding in place thereof the following:- ";provided further, that not later than December 1, 2024, $900,000 shall be equally distributed to the teaching community health centers with family medicine residency programs in the cities of Worcester and Lawrence and in the South Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that the secretary of health and human services shall designate the league of community health centers to administer the funds and shall retain 5 per cent of the total funds; provided further, that the secretary shall: (a) report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the use of the funds by teaching community health centers; and (b) audit said centers in order to confirm the use of the funds by each center for training purposes; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be made available to the family medicine program at Franklin Medical Center."

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1311 to H4600

Teaching Health Centers