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                                   3060
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and  the  state  finance  law,  in
   relation to establishing a reproductive health services training grant
   program

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2807-nn to read as follows:
   §  2807-NN.  REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH TRAINING AND EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM.
 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT" MEANS  AN  INTERN  OR
 RESIDENT  WHO  IS  EMPLOYED  BY  A  HOSPITAL OR OTHERWISE ENROLLED IN AN
 ACCREDITED GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER, SHALL ESTABLISH A  REPRODUCTIVE  HEALTH  SERVICES
 TRAINING  AND  EDUCATION  GRANT  PROGRAM  FOR  ELIGIBLE  PARTICIPANTS AS
 DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.  SUCH  GRANT  PROGRAM  SHALL
 CONSIST  OF  TWO  TO  SIX  WEEKS OF CLINICAL TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR CLIN-
 ICAL TRAINING IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ABORTION  AND  RELATED  REPRODUCTIVE
 HEALTH  SERVICES  AND  SHALL  OTHERWISE  MEET  PROFESSIONALLY RECOGNIZED
 TRAINING STANDARDS AS DEFINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED,  WITHIN  AMOUNTS  APPROPRIATED  FOR
 SUCH  PURPOSE  TO  MAKE GRANTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH
 GRANTS MAY BE USED FOR ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY RECRUITMENT AND  DEVELOP-
 MENT,  START-UP  COSTS  AND  COSTS INCURRED TEACHING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
 CARE  IN  HOSPITAL-BASED  PROGRAMS  OR  NON-HOSPITAL-BASED  CARE  SITES,
 INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO, PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION AND TRAINEE
 RELATED EXPENSES AND OTHER EXPENSES JUDGED REASONABLE AND  NECESSARY  BY
 THE  COMMISSIONER.  AS  USED IN THIS SECTION, "TRAINEE RELATED EXPENSES"
 SHALL INCLUDE A TRAVEL AND HOUSING STIPEND PAID TO EACH INTERN OR  RESI-
 DENT IF DEEMED NECESSARY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04346-01-3
              

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   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-qq to
 read as follows:
   §  99-QQ. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH TRAINING AND EDUCATION FUND. 1. THERE IS
 HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER  AND
 COMMISSIONER  OF  TAXATION AND FINANCE A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE
 "REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH TRAINING AND EDUCATION FUND".
   2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS APPROPRIATED THERETO FROM ANY
 OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS  SECTION
 SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR BEQUESTS FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION AND DEPOSITING THEM INTO
 THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
   3.  MONEYS  SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF
 THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER
 OF HEALTH.
   4.  THE  MONEYS  IN  SUCH  FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED FOR THE REPRODUCTIVE
 HEALTH SERVICES TRAINING AND EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE  WITH
 THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED SEVEN-NN OF THE PUBLIC
 HEALTH LAW.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such effective date.