New York A 9359: Increases the maximum amount of individual awards for the physician loan repayment program and physician practice support program

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A09359 Summary:

BILL NOA09359 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05071

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SPONSORButtenschon

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Amd §2807-m, Pub Health L

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Increases the maximum amount of individual awards for the physician loan repayment program and physician practice support program to encourage physicians to practice in underserved areas.

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BILL NOA09359 

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12/19/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9359

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 December 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the maximum amount
 of individual awards for the physician loan repayment program and
 physician practice support program

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 10 of section 2807-m of the
 2 public health law, as amended by section 13 of part B of chapter 58 of
 3 the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (a) Beginning January first, two thousand eight, the commissioner is
 5 authorized, within amounts available pursuant to subdivision five-a of
 6 this section, to make loan repayment awards to primary care physicians
 7 or other physician specialties determined by the commissioner to be in
 8 short supply, licensed to practice medicine in New York state, who agree
 9 to practice for at least five years in an underserved area, as deter-
 10 mined by the commissioner. Such physician shall be eligible for a loan
 11 repayment award of up to [one] two hundred fifty thousand dollars over a
 12 five year period distributed as follows: fifteen percent of total loan
 13 debt not to exceed twenty thousand dollars for the first year; fifteen
 14 percent of total loan debt not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars
 15 for the second year; twenty percent of total loan debt not to exceed
 16 thirty-five thousand dollars for the third year; and twenty-five percent
 17 of total loan debt not to exceed thirty-five thousand dollars per year
 18 for the fourth year; and any unpaid balance of the total loan debt not
 19 to exceed the maximum award amount for the fifth year of practice in
 20 such area.
 21 § 2. Subdivision 12 of section 2807-m of the public health law, as
 22 amended by section 6 of part Y of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, is
 23 amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08588-01-5

 A. 9359 2

 1 12. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, applications
 2 submitted on or after April first, two thousand sixteen, for the physi-
 3 cian loan repayment program pursuant to paragraph (c) of subdivision
 4 five-a of this section and subdivision ten of this section or the physi-
 5 cian practice support program pursuant to paragraph (d) of subdivision
 6 five-a of this section, shall be subject to the following changes:
 7 (a) Awards shall be made from the total funding available for new
 8 awards under the physician loan repayment program and the physician
 9 practice support program, with neither program limited to a specific
 10 funding amount within such total funding available;
 11 (b) An applicant may apply for an award for either physician loan
 12 repayment or physician practice support, but not both;
 13 (c) An applicant shall agree to practice for three years in an under-
 14 served area and each award shall provide up to [forty thousand]:
 15 (i) eighty-three thousand three hundred thirty-three dollars for each
 16 of the three years for a physician loan repayment award;
 17 (ii) sixty-six thousand six hundred sixty-six dollars for each of the
 18 three years for a physician practice support award; and
 19 (d) To the extent practicable, awards shall be timed to be of use for
 20 job offers made to applicants.
 21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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