Assembly Bill A3698

2019-2020 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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2019-A3698 (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
2015-2016: A4395
2017-2018: A4817
2021-2022: A5050
2023-2024: A5438

2019-A3698 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to funds used for the physician loan repayment program and the regents physicians loan forgiveness 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.

2019-A3698 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3698
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PALMESANO,  BLANKENBUSH,  GARBARINO, GIGLIO,
   MONTESANO, RAIA, GOODELL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  BRABENEC,
   CROUCH,   DiPIETRO,   FINCH,   FRIEND,  HAWLEY,  LAWRENCE,  B. MILLER,
   M. L. MILLER, MORINELLO -- 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.
   § 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.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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