Bill Text: MA S569 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Support primary care recruitment by community hospitals
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 5/27 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room A1 [S569 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S569-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Richard T. Moore
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act to Support Primary Care Recruitment by Community Hospitals.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Richard T. Moore |
Worcester and Norfolk |
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Kay Khan |
11th Middlesex |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to Support Primary Care Recruitment by Community Hospitals.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 57 of Chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
(c)Fifty percent of the surplus, if any, of the fund shall be transferred annually into a primary care development fund to be administered by the health care workforce center established pursuant to section 25L of chapter 111 of the general laws. Funds may also be transferred into said fund during the fiscal year on a rolling basis to the extent there is an existing surplus during such time. The center shall develop grant award criteria for the purpose of funding community hospital primary care physician recruitment and retention activities.
