New York A 3977: Expands the Doctors Across New York program to include dentists

Bill Text

STATE OF NEW YORK
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3977
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 31, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. AUBRY -- read once and referred 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
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 5-a of section 2807-m of the
2 public health law, as amended by section 6 of part H of chapter 57 of
3 the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
4 (d) Physician loan repayment program. One million nineand dentist
5 hundred sixty thousand dollars for the period January first, two thou-
6 sand eight through December thirty-first, two thousand eight, one
7 million nine hundred sixty thousand dollars for the period January
8 first, two thousand nine through December thirty-first, two thousand
9 nine, one million nine hundred sixty thousand dollars for the period
10 January first, two thousand ten through December thirty-first, two thou-
11 sand ten, four hundred ninety thousand dollars for the period January
12 first, two thousand eleven through March thirty-first, two thousand
13 eleven, one million seven hundred thousand dollars each state fiscal
14 year for the period April first, two thousand eleven through March thir-
15 ty-first, two thousand fourteen, up to one million seven hundred five
16 thousand dollars each state fiscal year for the period April first, two
17 thousand fourteen through March thirty-first, two thousand seventeen,
18 and up to one million seven hundred five thousand dollars each state
19 fiscal year for the period April first, two thousand seventeen through
20 March thirty-first, two thousand twenty, shall be set aside and reserved
21 by the commissioner from the regional pools established pursuant to
22 subdivision two of this section and shall be available for purposes of
23 physician loan repayment in accordance with subdivision tenand dentist
24 of this section. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this section,
25 sections one hundred twelve and one hundred sixty-three of the state
EXPLANATION--Matter in (underscored) is new; matter in bracketsitalics
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 finance law, or any other contrary provision of law, such funding shall
2 be allocated regionally with one-third of available funds going to New
3 York city and two-thirds of available funds going to the rest of the
4 state and shall be distributed in a manner to be determined by the
5 commissioner without a competitive bid or request for proposal process
6 as follows:
7 (i) Funding shall first be awarded to repay loans of up to twenty-five
8 physicians who train in primary care or specialty tracks in teaching
9 general hospitals, and who enter and remain in primary care or specialty
10 practices in underserved communities, as determined by the commissioner.
11 (ii) After distributions in accordance with subparagraph (i) of this
12 paragraph, all remaining funds shall be awarded to repay loans of physi-
13 cians who enter and remain in primary care or specialtyor dentists
14 practices in underserved communities, as determined by the commissioner,
15 including but not limited to physicians working in generalor dentists
16 hospitals, or other health care facilities.
17 (iii) In no case shall less than fifty percent of the funds available
18 pursuant to this paragraph be distributed in accordance with subpara-
19 graphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph to physicians identi-or dentists
20 fied by general hospitals.
21 (iv) In addition to the funds allocated under this paragraph, for the
22 period April first, two thousand fifteen through March thirty-first, two
23 thousand sixteen, two million dollars shall be available for the
24 purposes described in subdivision ten of this section;
25 (v) In addition to the funds allocated under this paragraph, for the
26 period April first, two thousand sixteen through March thirty-first, two
27 thousand seventeen, two million dollars shall be available for the
28 purposes described in subdivision ten of this section;
29 (vi) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, and subject
30 to the extension of the Health Care Reform Act of 1996, sufficient funds
31 shall be available for the purposes described in subdivision ten of this
32 section in amounts necessary to fund the remaining year commitments for
33 awards made pursuant to subparagraphs (iv) and (v) of this paragraph.
34 § 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 5-a of section 2807-m of the public
35 health law, as amended by section 6 of part H of chapter 57 of the laws
36 of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
37 (e) Physician practice support. Four million nine hundredand dentist
38 thousand dollars for the period January first, two thousand eight
39 through December thirty-fir