Budget Amendment ID: FY2025-S4-566

EHS 566

Graduate Medical Education Payments

Messrs. Tarr, Lewis and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by inserting after item 4000-0250 the following item:-

“4000-XXXX For the executive office of health and human services to establish a program for graduate medical education payments for primary care, behavioral health, and other physician shortage professions residency training; provided, that said payments may support community-based training for other health professionals, including but not limited to, family medicine nurse practitioners, dentists, and dental hygienists; provided further, that eligible providers for said payments shall include community health centers; provided further, that the executive office shall seek to obtain the maximum amount of federal reimbursement for said payments; provided further, that the executive office shall promulgate and revise any rules or regulations necessary to implement and establish this program by January 1, 2028; provided further, that the executive office will prioritize placements at community-based setting, at organizations that serve a high public payer mix; and provided further that executive office shall consult with the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Inc. regarding implementation of this provision………...…..….$2,000,000”.