Amendment #58 to H4150

Establishing a Medical Peer Support Trust Fund

Mr. Schwartz of Newton moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

"Section XXX.  Chapter 10 of the general laws shall be amended by inserting after Section 35M the following section:

Section 35M1/2. There shall be established upon the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Medical Peer Support Trust Fund to be used, without prior appropriation, by the physician health program authorized by the board of registration in medicine pursuant to section 5F of chapter 112 of the general laws and 243 CMR 2.07(23)(b) as a diversionary program.  The Medical Peer Support Trust Fund shall be financed by a surcharge of $50 on each full license renewal or issuance of a new full license to be collected by the board of registration in medicine for every physician fully licensed under section 2 of chapter 112 of the general laws in addition to other license fees. All monies deposited into said fund shall be expended exclusively by the authorized physician health program for its operations and administration and shall not be subject to appropriation by the general court."

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Establishing a Medical Peer Support Trust Fund