Assembly Bill A4395

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the physician loan repayment program and medical malpractice rate relief program in designated physician shortage areas

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A4395 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§677 & 677-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5252
2011-2012: A7396
2013-2014: A4780
2017-2018: A4817
2019-2020: A3698
2021-2022: A5050
2023-2024: A5438

2015-A4395 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to funds used for the physician loan repayment program and the regents physicians loan foregiveness program for physicians practicing in designated physician shortage areas and creates the medical malpractice rate relief program within the regents physician loan forgiveness program in designated physician shortage areas.

2015-A4395 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4395

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PALMESANO  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BLANKENBUSH, CROUCH,  FINCH,  McLAUGHLIN,  TENNEY  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to funds used in the
  physician loan  repayment  program  and  the  regents  physician  loan
  forgiveness  program for physicians practicing in designated physician
  shortage areas

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 677 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  MEDICAL  MALPRACTICE RATE RELIEF PROGRAM. A. PHYSICIANS PRACTICING
IN DESIGNATED PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE AREAS IN COUNTIES WITH A POPULATION  OF
LESS  THAN ONE HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND, ACCORDING TO THE DECENNIAL CENSUS
OF TWO THOUSAND, SHALL BE AWARDED MEDICAL MALPRACTICE RATE RELIEF IN  AN
AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH.
  B.  THE  COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
REGARDING PROGRAM GUIDELINES AND THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PHYSI-
CIANS.
  S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 677-a of the education law is renumbered
subdivision 5 and a new subdivision 4 is added to read as follows:
  4. PHYSICIANS PRACTICING IN DESIGNATED PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE AREAS.  A. A
MINIMUM OF TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ALL FUNDS USED IN THIS  PROGRAM  SHALL
BE  DEDICATED  TO PHYSICIANS PRACTICING IN DESIGNATED PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE
AREAS IN COUNTIES WITH A POPULATION OF LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED SIXTY THOU-
SAND, ACCORDING TO THE DECENNIAL CENSUS OF TWO THOUSAND.
  B. ANY UNDISTRIBUTED AMOUNTS REMAINING FROM PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION  BY  THE  PRESIDENT  FOR  THE
PHYSICIAN  LOAN  REPAYMENT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS ONE, TWO AND
THREE OF THIS SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08133-01-5

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