NY State Senate Bill S3020B

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Jun 09, 2016	referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 01, 2016	advanced to third reading amended 3020b
May 25, 2016	2nd report cal.
May 24, 2016	1st report cal.1138
Jan 06, 2016	referred to health returned to senate died in assembly
May 27, 2015	referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate
May 04, 2015	amended on third reading (t) 3020a
Mar 19, 2015	advanced to third reading
Mar 18, 2015	2nd report cal.
Mar 17, 2015	1st report cal.254
Feb 02, 2015	referred to health

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S3020 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2807-m, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S5210
2013-2014: S2190
2017-2018: S3939
2019-2020: S954, S4867
2021-2022: S4520
2023-2024: S4334

S3020 - Summary

Expands the Doctors Across New York program to include dentists.

S3020 - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3020

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public health law, in relation to
expanding the Doctors Across New York program to include dentists and
extending the duration of such program

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Would allow the Commissioner of Health to include dentists in the
Doctors Across New York program to provide dental services to
underserved areas of the state and would also extend the duration of
the program.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 would amend Paragraph (d)and (e) of Subdivision 5-a of
Section 2807-m of the Public Health Law to permit dentists to be
included in the distribution of funds for the Doctors Across New York
loan repayment program.

Section 2 would amend Subdivision 10 of Section 2807-m of the Public
Health Law to permit dentists to be included in the distribution of
funds for the Doctors Across New York practice support program.

Section 3 provides that this act shall take effect immediately.

JUSTIFICATION:

In 2010 the New York State Department of Health issued a report to the
Legislature and Governor finding that dentists should be included in
the Doctors Across New York program. This bill will allow the
Commissioner of Health to include dentists within the program without
increasing the costs of the program. The bill simply gives the
Commissioner of Health the discretionary authority to include dentists
in the program as called for by the 2010 Department of Health study.

Access to dental care in underserved areas of the state is a serious
public health problem and this bill will help to address that issue.
The Doctors Across New York program has worked very well for
physicians in terms of increasing access to medical care in
underserved areas and should work equally well for dentists.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013,2014:S.2190/A.2719 Passed the Senate
2011,2012:S.5210/A.7179 Passed the Senate

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None. The bill does not raise costs, but allows for reallocating
existing monies as needed.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

The bill takes effect immediately.

S3020 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3020

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG,  AVELLA,  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  expanding  the
  Doctors  Across New York program to include dentists and extending the
  duration of such program

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 5-a of section 2807-m
of  the  public health law, as amended by section 9 of part B of chapter
60 of the laws of 2014, are amended to read as follows:
  (d) Physician AND/OR DENTIST loan repayment program. One million  nine
hundred  sixty  thousand dollars for the period January first, two thou-
sand eight  through  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand  eight,  one
million  nine  hundred  sixty  thousand  dollars  for the period January
first, two thousand nine through  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand
nine,  one  million  nine  hundred sixty thousand dollars for the period
January first, two thousand ten through December thirty-first, two thou-
sand ten, four hundred ninety thousand dollars for  the  period  January
first,  two  thousand  eleven  through  March thirty-first, two thousand
eleven, one million seven hundred thousand  dollars  each  state  fiscal
year for the period April first, two thousand eleven through March thir-
ty-first,  two  thousand  fourteen,  and up to one million seven hundred
five thousand dollars each state fiscal year for the period April first,
two thousand fourteen through March thirty-first,  two  thousand  seven-
teen,  shall  be  set  aside  and  reserved by the commissioner from the
regional pools established pursuant to subdivision two of  this  section
and  shall  be  available  for purposes of physician AND/OR DENTIST loan
repayment in accordance with subdivision ten of this  section.  Notwith-
standing  any  contrary  provision of this section, sections one hundred
twelve and one hundred sixty-three of the  state  finance  law,  or  any
other  contrary  provision  of  law,  such  funding  shall  be allocated

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05173-02-5

S. 3020                             2

regionally with one-third of available funds going to New York city  and
two-thirds  of  available funds going to the rest of the state and shall
be distributed in a manner to be determined by the commissioner  without
a competitive bid or request for proposal process as follows:
  (i) Funding shall first be awarded to repay loans of up to twenty-five
physicians AND/OR DENTISTS who train in primary care or specialty tracks
in  teaching general hospitals, and who enter and remain in primary care
or specialty practices in underserved communities, as determined by  the
commissioner.
  (ii)  After  distributions in accordance with subparagraph (i) of this
paragraph, all remaining funds shall be awarded to repay loans of physi-
cians AND/OR DENTISTS who enter and remain in primary care or  specialty
practices in underserved communities, as determined by the commissioner,
including  but  not  limited  to  physicians  AND/OR DENTISTS working in
general hospitals, or other health care facilities.
  (iii) In no case shall less than fifty percent of the funds  available
pursuant  to  this  paragraph be distributed in accordance with subpara-
graphs (i) and (ii) of this  paragraph  to  physicians  AND/OR  DENTISTS
identified by general hospitals.
  (e)  Physician  AND/OR  DENTIST  practice  support.  Four million nine
hundred thousand dollars for the  period  January  first,  two  thousand
eight  through  December  thirty-first, two thousand eight, four million
nine hundred thousand dollars annually for the period January first, two
thousand nine through  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand  ten,  one
million  two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars for the period January
first, two thousand eleven  through  March  thirty-first,  two  thousand
eleven,  four  million  three hundred thousand dollars each state fiscal
year for the period April first, two thousand eleven through March thir-
ty-first, two thousand fourteen, and up to four  million  three  hundred
sixty  thousand  dollars  each  state  fiscal  year for the period April
first, two thousand fourteen through March  thirty-first,  two  thousand
seventeen,  shall be set aside and reserved by the commissioner from the
regional pools established pursuant to subdivision two of  this  section
and shall be available for purposes of physician AND/OR DENTIST practice
support.   Notwithstanding  any  contrary  provision  of  this  section,
sections one hundred twelve and one hundred  sixty-three  of  the  state
finance  law, or any other contrary provision of law, such funding shall
be allocated regionally with one-third of available funds going  to  New
York  city  and  two-thirds  of available funds going to the rest of the
state and shall be distributed in a  manner  to  be  determined  by  the
commissioner  without  a competitive bid or request for proposal process
as follows:
  (i) Preference in funding shall first be accorded to teaching  general
hospitals  for  up  to  twenty-five awards, to support costs incurred by
physicians AND/OR DENTISTS trained in primary or  specialty  tracks  who
thereafter  establish  or  join practices in underserved communities, as
determined by the commissioner.
  (ii) After distributions in accordance with subparagraph (i)  of  this
paragraph,  all  remaining  funds  shall be awarded to physicians AND/OR
DENTISTS to support the cost of establishing  or  joining  practices  in
underserved  communities,  as  determined  by  the  commissioner, and to
hospitals and other health care  providers  to  recruit  new  physicians
AND/OR  DENTISTS  to  provide  services  in  underserved communities, as
determined by the commissioner.

S. 3020                             3

  (iii) In no case shall less than fifty percent of the funds  available
pursuant  to  this  paragraph  be  distributed  to  general hospitals in
accordance with subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph.
  S  2.  Subdivision  10 of section 2807-m of the public health law,  as
added by section 75-e of part C of chapter 58 of the laws of  2008,  and
paragraphs  (a) and (c) as amended by section 13 of part B of chapter 58
of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  10. Physician AND/OR DENTIST loan repayment program.    (a)  Beginning
January first, two thousand eight, the commissioner is authorized, with-
in  amounts available pursuant to subdivision five-a of this section, to
make loan repayment awards to primary care physicians AND/OR DENTISTS or
other physician AND/OR DENTIST specialties determined by the commission-
er to be in short supply, licensed to practice medicine AND/OR DENTISTRY
in New York state, who agree to practice for at least five years  in  an
underserved  area,  as  determined  by  the commissioner. Such physician
AND/OR DENTIST shall be eligible for a loan repayment award of up to one
hundred fifty thousand dollars over a five year  period  distributed  as
follows:  fifteen  percent of total loan debt not to exceed twenty thou-
sand dollars for the first year; fifteen percent of total loan debt  not
to  exceed  twenty-five  thousand  dollars  for  the second year; twenty
percent of total loan debt not to exceed  thirty-five  thousand  dollars
for  the  third  year; and twenty-five percent of total loan debt not to
exceed thirty-five thousand dollars per year for the  fourth  year;  and
any  unpaid  balance  of  the  total loan debt not to exceed the maximum
award amount for the fifth year of practice in such area.
  (b) Loan repayment awards made to a physician AND/OR DENTIST  pursuant
to paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall not exceed the total qualify-
ing  outstanding debt of the physician AND/OR DENTIST from student loans
to cover tuition and other related  educational  expenses,  made  by  or
guaranteed  by  the federal or state government, or made by a lending or
educational institution approved under title IV of  the  federal  higher
education  act. Loan repayment awards shall be used solely to repay such
outstanding debt.
  (c) In the event that a five-year commitment pursuant to the agreement
referenced in paragraph (a) of this subdivision is  not  fulfilled,  the
recipient  shall  be responsible for repayment in amounts which shall be
calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in  subdivision  (b)
of  section  two  hundred  fifty-four-o of title forty-two of the United
States Code, as amended.
  (d) The commissioner is authorized to apply any  funds  available  for
purposes  of paragraph (a) of this subdivision for use as matching funds
for federal grants for the purpose of assisting states in operating loan
repayment programs pursuant to section three hundred thirty-eight  I  of
the public health service act.
  (e)  The  commissioner may postpone, change or waive the service obli-
gation and repayment amounts  set  forth  in  paragraphs  (a)  and  (c),
respectively of this subdivision in individual circumstances where there
is compelling need or hardship.
  (f)(i)  When  a physician AND/OR DENTIST is not actually practicing in
an underserved area, he or she shall be deemed to be  practicing  in  an
underserved  area  if  he  or she practices in a facility or physician's
AND/OR DENTIST'S office that primarily serves an underserved  population
as  determined  by the commissioner, without regard to whether the popu-
lation or the facility or physician's AND/OR DENTIST'S office is located
in an underserved area.

S. 3020                             4

  (ii) In making criteria and determinations as to whether an area is an
underserved area or whether a facility or physician's  AND/OR  DENTIST'S
office  primarily serves an underserved population, the commissioner may
make separate criteria and determinations for different specialties.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

Co-Sponsors

S3020A - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2807-m, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S5210
2013-2014: S2190
2017-2018: S3939
2019-2020: S954, S4867
2021-2022: S4520
2023-2024: S4334

S3020A - Summary

Expands the Doctors Across New York program to include dentists.

S3020A - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3020A

TITLE OF BILL:

An  act  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to expanding the
Doctors Across New York program to include dentists

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Would allow the Commissioner  of  Health  to  include  dentists  in  the
Doctors  Across  New  York  program to provide dental services to under-
served areas of the state.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 would amend Paragraph (d) of Subdivision 5-a of Section 2807-m
of the Public Health Law to  permit  dentists  to  be  included  in  the
distribution  of  funds  for  the Doctors Across New York loan repayment
program.

Section 2 would amend Paragraph (e) of Subdivision 5-a of Section 2807-m
of the Public Health Law to  permit  dentists  to  be  included  in  the
distribution  of  funds for the Doctors Across New York practice support
program.

Section 3 would amend Subdivision 10 of Section  2807-m  of  the  Public

Health  Law  to  require  that  dentists  in the Doctors Across New York
program adhere to the same program conditions as physicians.

Section 4 provides that this act shall take effect immediately.

JUSTIFICATION:

In 2010 the New York State Department of Health issued a report  to  the
Legislature and Governor finding that dentists should be included in the
Doctors  Across  New York program. This bill will allow the Commissioner
of Health to include dentists within the program without increasing  the
costs  of  the program. The bill simply gives the Commissioner of Health
the discretionary authority to include dentists in the program as called
for by the 2010 Department of Health study.

Access to dental care in underserved areas of the  state  is  a  serious
public  health  problem  and  this bill will help to address that issue.
The Doctors Across New York program has worked very well for  physicians
in  terms  of increasing access to medical care in underserved areas and
should work equally well for dentists in terms of increasing  access  to
dental care in underserved areas.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013,2014: S.2190/A.2719 Passed the Senate
2011,2012: S.5210/A.7179 Passed the Senate

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.  The bill does not raise costs, but allows for reallocating exist-
ing monies as needed.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

The bill takes effect immediately.

S3020A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 3020--A
    Cal. No. 254

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG,  AVELLA,  GOLDEN, LARKIN -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Health -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and
  second  report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  expanding  the
  Doctors Across New York program to include dentists

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 5-a of section 2807-m  of  the
public  health  law,  as amended by section 9 of part B of chapter 60 of
the laws of 2014, subparagraphs (iv), (v) and (vi) as added by section 4
of part W of chapter 57 of the laws of  2015,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  (d)  Physician AND/OR DENTIST loan repayment program. One million nine
hundred sixty thousand dollars for the period January first,  two  thou-
sand  eight  through  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand  eight, one
million nine hundred sixty  thousand  dollars  for  the  period  January
first,  two  thousand  nine  through December thirty-first, two thousand
nine, one million nine hundred sixty thousand  dollars  for  the  period
January first, two thousand ten through December thirty-first, two thou-
sand  ten,  four  hundred ninety thousand dollars for the period January
first, two thousand eleven  through  March  thirty-first,  two  thousand
eleven,  one  million  seven  hundred thousand dollars each state fiscal
year for the period April first, two thousand eleven through March thir-
ty-first, two thousand fourteen, and up to  one  million  seven  hundred
five thousand dollars each state fiscal year for the period April first,
two  thousand  fourteen  through March thirty-first, two thousand seven-
teen, shall be set aside and  reserved  by  the  commissioner  from  the
regional  pools  established pursuant to subdivision two of this section
and shall be available for purposes of  physician  AND/OR  DENTIST  loan

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

                                                           LBD05173-04-5

S. 3020--A                          2

repayment  in  accordance with subdivision ten of this section. Notwith-
standing any contrary provision of this section,  sections  one  hundred
twelve  and  one  hundred  sixty-three  of the state finance law, or any
other  contrary  provision  of  law,  such  funding  shall  be allocated
regionally with one-third of available funds going to New York city  and
two-thirds  of  available funds going to the rest of the state and shall
be distributed in a manner to be determined by the commissioner  without
a competitive bid or request for proposal process as follows:
  (i) Funding shall first be awarded to repay loans of up to twenty-five
physicians AND/OR DENTISTS who train in primary care or specialty tracks
in  teaching general hospitals, and who enter and remain in primary care
or specialty practices in underserved communities, as determined by  the
commissioner.
  (ii)  After  distributions in accordance with subparagraph (i) of this
paragraph, all remaining funds shall be awarded to repay loans of physi-
cians AND/OR DENTISTS who enter and remain in primary care or  specialty
practices in underserved communities, as determined by the commissioner,
including  but  not  limited  to  physicians  AND/OR DENTISTS working in
general hospitals, or other health care facilities.
  (iii) In no case shall less than fifty percent of the funds  available
pursuant  to  this  paragraph be distributed in accordance with subpara-
graphs (i) and (ii) of this  paragraph  to  physicians  AND/OR  DENTISTS
identified by general hospitals.
  (iv)  In addition to the funds allocated under this paragraph, for the
period April first, two thousand fifteen through March thirty-first, two
thousand sixteen,  two  million  dollars  shall  be  available  for  the
purposes described in subdivision ten of this section;
  (v)  In  addition to the funds allocated under this paragraph, for the
period April first, two thousand sixteen through March thirty-first, two
thousand seventeen, two million  dollars  shall  be  available  for  the
purposes described in subdivision ten of this section;
  (vi) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, and subject
to the extension of the Health Care Reform Act of 1996, sufficient funds
shall be available for the purposes described in subdivision ten of this
section  in amounts necessary to fund the remaining year commitments for
awards made pursuant to subparagraphs (iv) and (v) of this paragraph.
  S 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 5-a of section 2807-m of the  public
health  law, as amended by section 9 of part B of chapter 60 of the laws
of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
  (e) Physician AND/OR  DENTIST  practice  support.  Four  million  nine
hundred  thousand  dollars  for  the  period January first, two thousand
eight through December thirty-first, two thousand  eight,  four  million
nine hundred thousand dollars annually for the period January first, two
thousand  nine  through  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand ten, one
million two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars for the period  January
first,  two  thousand  eleven  through  March thirty-first, two thousand
eleven, four million three hundred thousand dollars  each  state  fiscal
year for the period April first, two thousand eleven through March thir-
ty-first,  two  thousand  fourteen, and up to four million three hundred
sixty thousand dollars each state  fiscal  year  for  the  period  April
first,  two  thousand  fourteen through March thirty-first, two thousand
seventeen, shall be set aside and reserved by the commissioner from  the
regional  pools  established pursuant to subdivision two of this section
and shall be available for purposes of physician AND/OR DENTIST practice
support.  Notwithstanding  any  contrary  provision  of  this   section,
sections  one  hundred  twelve  and one hundred sixty-three of the state

S. 3020--A                          3

finance law, or any other contrary provision of law, such funding  shall
be  allocated  regionally with one-third of available funds going to New
York city and two-thirds of available funds going to  the  rest  of  the
state  and  shall  be  distributed  in  a manner to be determined by the
commissioner without a competitive bid or request for  proposal  process
as follows:
  (i)  Preference in funding shall first be accorded to teaching general
hospitals for up to twenty-five awards, to  support  costs  incurred  by
physicians  AND/OR  DENTISTS  trained in primary or specialty tracks who
thereafter establish or join practices in  underserved  communities,  as
determined by the commissioner.
  (ii)  After  distributions in accordance with subparagraph (i) of this
paragraph, all remaining funds shall be  awarded  to  physicians  AND/OR
DENTISTS  to  support  the  cost of establishing or joining practices in
underserved communities, as  determined  by  the  commissioner,  and  to
hospitals  and  other  health  care  providers to recruit new physicians
AND/OR DENTISTS to  provide  services  in  underserved  communities,  as
determined by the commissioner.
  (iii)  In no case shall less than fifty percent of the funds available
pursuant to this  paragraph  be  distributed  to  general  hospitals  in
accordance with subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph.
  S  3.  Subdivision  10 of section 2807-m of the public health law,  as
added by section 75-e of part C of chapter 58 of the laws of  2008,  and
paragraphs  (a) and (c) as amended by section 13 of part B of chapter 58
of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  10. Physician AND/OR DENTIST loan repayment program.    (a)  Beginning
January first, two thousand eight, the commissioner is authorized, with-
in  amounts available pursuant to subdivision five-a of this section, to
make loan repayment awards to primary care physicians AND/OR DENTISTS or
other physician AND/OR DENTIST specialties determined by the commission-
er to be in short supply, licensed to practice medicine AND/OR DENTISTRY
in New York state, who agree to practice for at least five years  in  an
underserved  area,  as  determined  by  the commissioner. Such physician
AND/OR DENTIST shall be eligible for a loan repayment award of up to one
hundred fifty thousand dollars over a five year  period  distributed  as
follows:  fifteen  percent of total loan debt not to exceed twenty thou-
sand dollars for the first year; fifteen percent of total loan debt  not
to  exceed  twenty-five  thousand  dollars  for  the second year; twenty
percent of total loan debt not to exceed  thirty-five  thousand  dollars
for  the  third  year; and twenty-five percent of total loan debt not to
exceed thirty-five thousand dollars per year for the  fourth  year;  and
any  unpaid  balance  of  the  total loan debt not to exceed the maximum
award amount for the fifth year of practice in such area.
  (b) Loan repayment awards made to a physician AND/OR DENTIST  pursuant
to paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall not exceed the total qualify-
ing  outstanding debt of the physician AND/OR DENTIST from student loans
to cover tuition and other related  educational  expenses,  made  by  or
guaranteed  by  the federal or state government, or made by a lending or
educational institution approved under title IV of  the  federal  higher
education  act. Loan repayment awards shall be used solely to repay such
outstanding debt.
  (c) In the event that a five-year commitment pursuant to the agreement
referenced in paragraph (a) of this subdivision is  not  fulfilled,  the
recipient  shall  be responsible for repayment in amounts which shall be
calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in  subdivision  (b)

S. 3020--A                          4

of  section  two  hundred  fifty-four-o of title forty-two of the United
States Code, as amended.
  (d)  The  commissioner  is authorized to apply any funds available for
purposes of paragraph (a) of this subdivision for use as matching  funds
for federal grants for the purpose of assisting states in operating loan
repayment  programs  pursuant to section three hundred thirty-eight I of
the public health service act.
  (e) The commissioner may postpone, change or waive the  service  obli-
gation  and  repayment  amounts  set  forth  in  paragraphs (a) and (c),
respectively of this subdivision in individual circumstances where there
is compelling need or hardship.
  (f)(i) When a physician AND/OR DENTIST is not actually  practicing  in
an  underserved  area,  he or she shall be deemed to be practicing in an
underserved area if he or she practices in  a  facility  or  physician's
AND/OR  DENTIST'S office that primarily serves an underserved population
as determined by the commissioner, without regard to whether  the  popu-
lation or the facility or physician's AND/OR DENTIST'S office is located
in an underserved area.
  (ii) In making criteria and determinations as to whether an area is an
underserved  area  or whether a facility or physician's AND/OR DENTIST'S
office primarily serves an underserved population, the commissioner  may
make separate criteria and determinations for different specialties.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

Co-Sponsors

S3020B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2807-m, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S5210
2013-2014: S2190
2017-2018: S3939
2019-2020: S954, S4867
2021-2022: S4520
2023-2024: S4334

S3020B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the Doctors Across New York program to include dentists.

S3020B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S3020B

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the public health law, in relation
to expanding the Doctors Across New York program to include dentists

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

Would allow the Commissioner of Health to include dentists in the
Doctors Across New York program to provide dental services to
underserved areas of the state and would also extend the duration of
the program.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1 would amend Paragraph (d)and (e) of Subdivision 5-a of
Section 2807-m of the Public Health Law to permit dentists to be
included in the distribution of funds for the Doctors Across New York
loan repayment program.

Section 2 would amend Subdivision 10 of Section 2807-m of the Public
Health Law to permit dentists to be included in the distribution of
funds for the Doctors Across New York practice support program.

Section 3 provides that this act shall take effect immediately.

 JUSTIFICATION :

In 2010 the New York State Department of Health issued a report to the
Legislature and Governor finding that dentists should be included in
the Doctors Across New York program. This bill will allow the
Commissioner of Health to include dentists within the program without
increasing the costs of the program. The bill simply gives the
Commissioner of Health the discretionary authority to include dentists
in the program as called for by the 2010 Department of Health study.

Access to dental care in underserved areas of the state is a serious
public health problem and this bill will help to address that issue.
The Doctors Across New York program has worked very well for
physicians in terms of increasing access to medical care in
underserved areas and should work equally well for dentists.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015:S.3020-A Passed the Senate
2013,2014:S.2190/A.2719 Passed the Senate
2011,2012:S.5210/A.7179 Passed the Senate

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None. The bill does not raise costs, but allows for reallocating
existing monies as needed.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
The bill takes effect immediately.

S3020B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 3020--B
    Cal. No. 1138

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG,  AVELLA,  GOLDEN, LARKIN -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Health -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and
  second  report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading -- recom-
  mitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with  Senate  Rule  6,
  sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and
  second  report,  amended on second report, ordered to a third reading,
  and to be reprinted as amended, retaining its place in  the  order  of
  third reading

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to expanding the
  Doctors Across New York program to include dentists

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph (d) of subdivision 5-a of section 2807-m of the
public health law, as amended by section 9 of part B of  chapter  60  of
the laws of 2014, subparagraphs (iv), (v) and (vi) as added by section 4
of  part  W  of  chapter  57  of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as
follows:
  (d) Physician AND DENTIST loan repayment  program.  One  million  nine
hundred  sixty  thousand dollars for the period January first, two thou-
sand eight  through  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand  eight,  one
million  nine  hundred  sixty  thousand  dollars  for the period January
first, two thousand nine through  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand
nine,  one  million  nine  hundred sixty thousand dollars for the period
January first, two thousand ten through December thirty-first, two thou-
sand ten, four hundred ninety thousand dollars for  the  period  January
first,  two  thousand  eleven  through  March thirty-first, two thousand
eleven, one million seven hundred thousand  dollars  each  state  fiscal
year for the period April first, two thousand eleven through March thir-
ty-first,  two  thousand  fourteen,  and up to one million seven hundred

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

                                                           LBD05173-05-6

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five thousand dollars each state fiscal year for the period April first,
two thousand fourteen through March thirty-first,  two  thousand  seven-
teen,  shall  be  set  aside  and  reserved by the commissioner from the
regional  pools  established pursuant to subdivision two of this section
and shall be available for purposes of physician AND DENTIST loan repay-
ment in accordance with subdivision ten of this section. Notwithstanding
any contrary provision of this section, sections one hundred twelve  and
one  hundred sixty-three of the state finance law, or any other contrary
provision of law, such funding shall be allocated regionally  with  one-
third of available funds going to New York city and two-thirds of avail-
able  funds going to the rest of the state and shall be distributed in a
manner to be determined by the commissioner without a competitive bid or
request for proposal process as follows:
  (i) Funding shall first be awarded to repay loans of up to twenty-five
physicians who train in primary care or  specialty  tracks  in  teaching
general hospitals, and who enter and remain in primary care or specialty
practices in underserved communities, as determined by the commissioner.
  (ii)  After  distributions in accordance with subparagraph (i) of this
paragraph, all remaining funds shall be awarded to repay loans of physi-
cians OR DENTISTS who enter and remain  in  primary  care  or  specialty
practices in underserved communities, as determined by the commissioner,
including  but  not limited to physicians OR DENTISTS working in general
hospitals, or other health care facilities.
  (iii) In no case shall less than fifty percent of the funds  available
pursuant  to  this  paragraph be distributed in accordance with subpara-
graphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph to physicians OR DENTISTS  identi-
fied by general hospitals.
  (iv)  In addition to the funds allocated under this paragraph, for the
period April first, two thousand fifteen through March thirty-first, two
thousand sixteen,  two  million  dollars  shall  be  available  for  the
purposes described in subdivision ten of this section;
  (v)  In  addition to the funds allocated under this paragraph, for the
period April first, two thousand sixteen through March thirty-first, two
thousand seventeen, two million  dollars  shall  be  available  for  the
purposes described in subdivision ten of this section;
  (vi) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, and subject
to the extension of the Health Care Reform Act of 1996, sufficient funds
shall be available for the purposes described in subdivision ten of this
section  in amounts necessary to fund the remaining year commitments for
awards made pursuant to subparagraphs (iv) and (v) of this paragraph.
  S 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 5-a of section 2807-m of the  public
health  law, as amended by section 9 of part B of chapter 60 of the laws
of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
  (e) Physician AND DENTIST practice support. Four million nine  hundred
thousand  dollars  for  the  period  January  first,  two thousand eight
through December thirty-first, two thousand  eight,  four  million  nine
hundred  thousand  dollars  annually  for  the period January first, two
thousand nine through  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand  ten,  one
million  two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars for the period January
first, two thousand eleven  through  March  thirty-first,  two  thousand
eleven,  four  million  three hundred thousand dollars each state fiscal
year for the period April first, two thousand eleven through March thir-
ty-first, two thousand fourteen, and up to four  million  three  hundred
sixty  thousand  dollars  each  state  fiscal  year for the period April
first, two thousand fourteen through March  thirty-first,  two  thousand
seventeen,  shall be set aside and reserved by the commissioner from the

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regional pools established pursuant to subdivision two of  this  section
and  shall  be  available for purposes of physician AND DENTIST practice
support.  Notwithstanding  any  contrary  provision  of  this   section,
sections  one  hundred  twelve  and one hundred sixty-three of the state
finance law, or any other contrary provision of law, such funding  shall
be  allocated  regionally with one-third of available funds going to New
York city and two-thirds of available funds going to  the  rest  of  the
state  and  shall  be  distributed  in  a manner to be determined by the
commissioner without a competitive bid or request for  proposal  process
as follows:
  (i)  Preference in funding shall first be accorded to teaching general
hospitals for up to twenty-five awards, to  support  costs  incurred  by
physicians OR DENTISTS trained in primary or specialty tracks who there-
after  establish or join practices in underserved communities, as deter-
mined by the commissioner.
  (ii) After distributions in accordance with subparagraph (i)  of  this
paragraph,  all  remaining  funds  shall  be  awarded  to  physicians OR
DENTISTS to support the cost of establishing  or  joining  practices  in
underserved  communities,  as  determined  by  the  commissioner, and to
hospitals and other health care providers to recruit new  physicians  OR
DENTISTS  to  provide services in underserved communities, as determined
by the commissioner.
  (iii) In no case shall less than fifty percent of the funds  available
pursuant  to  this  paragraph  be  distributed  to  general hospitals in
accordance with subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph.
  S 3. Subdivision 10 of section 2807-m of the public health  law,    as
added by section 75-e of part C of chapter 58 of the laws of 2008, para-
graphs  (a)  and (c) as amended by section 13 of part B of chapter 58 of
the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  10. Physician AND DENTIST loan repayment program.  (a) Beginning Janu-
ary first, two thousand eight, the commissioner  is  authorized,  within
amounts  available  pursuant  to  subdivision five-a of this section, to
make loan repayment awards to primary care physicians  AND  DENTISTS  or
other  physician  AND DENTIST specialties determined by the commissioner
to be in short supply, licensed to practice medicine OR DENTISTRY in New
York state, who agree to practice for at least five years in  an  under-
served  area,  as  determined  by  the  commissioner.  Such physician OR
DENTIST shall be eligible for a  loan  repayment  award  of  up  to  one
hundred  fifty  thousand  dollars over a five year period distributed as
follows: fifteen percent of total loan debt not to exceed  twenty  thou-
sand  dollars for the first year; fifteen percent of total loan debt not
to exceed twenty-five thousand  dollars  for  the  second  year;  twenty
percent  of  total  loan debt not to exceed thirty-five thousand dollars
for the third year; and twenty-five percent of total loan  debt  not  to
exceed  thirty-five  thousand  dollars per year for the fourth year; and
any unpaid balance of the total loan debt  not  to  exceed  the  maximum
award amount for the fifth year of practice in such area.
  (b)  Loan  repayment awards made to a physician OR DENTIST pursuant to
paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall not exceed the total  qualifying
outstanding debt of the physician OR DENTIST from student loans to cover
tuition and other related educational expenses, made by or guaranteed by
the  federal  or  state  government, or made by a lending or educational
institution approved under title IV of the federal higher education act.
Loan repayment awards shall be used solely  to  repay  such  outstanding
debt.

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  (c) In the event that a five-year commitment pursuant to the agreement
referenced  in  paragraph  (a) of this subdivision is not fulfilled, the
recipient shall be responsible for repayment in amounts which  shall  be
calculated  in  accordance with the formula set forth in subdivision (b)
of  section  two  hundred  fifty-four-o of title forty-two of the United
States Code, as amended.
  (d) The commissioner is authorized to apply any  funds  available  for
purposes  of paragraph (a) of this subdivision for use as matching funds
for federal grants for the purpose of assisting states in operating loan
repayment programs pursuant to section three hundred thirty-eight  I  of
the public health service act.
  (e)  The  commissioner may postpone, change or waive the service obli-
gation and repayment amounts  set  forth  in  paragraphs  (a)  and  (c),
respectively of this subdivision in individual circumstances where there
is compelling need or hardship.
  (f)(i)  When  a  physician OR DENTIST is not actually practicing in an
underserved area, he or she shall be  deemed  to  be  practicing  in  an
underserved  area if he or she practices in a facility or physician's OR
DENTIST'S office that primarily  serves  an  underserved  population  as
determined by the commissioner, without regard to whether the population
or  the  facility  or  physician's  OR DENTIST'S office is located in an
underserved area.
  (ii) In making criteria and determinations as to whether an area is an
underserved area or whether  a  facility  or  physician's  OR  DENTIST'S
office  primarily serves an underserved population, the commissioner may
make separate criteria and determinations for different specialties.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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