MA S690

Bill

Promoting workforce development and provider retention at community health centers

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
07/23/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to promote workforce development and provider retention at community health centers. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a 24-month post-graduate Nurse Practitioner residency program at community health centers to recruit and retain Nurse Practitioners, with the goal of increasing access to high-quality primary and preventative care in community settings. The program will provide Nurse Practitioners with supervised patient panels and encourage them to continue their careers at community health centers. The bill also mandates the Division of Medical Assistance to allocate at least $2.5 million annually for the program and seek federal Medicaid reimbursement for it as graduate medical education. The Division is required to promulgate regulations to implement the program within six months of the bill's passage.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (13)

Michael Brady (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Marcos Devers (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Dan Donahue (D), Cindy Friedman (D), John Keenan (D), Jason Lewis (D), Joan Meschino (D), Mike Moore (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Tom Stanley (D),

Last Action

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (on 07/23/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S690

(5 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S690
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S690.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1149	To require equivalent Medicaid reimbursement	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H1165	Establishing a community health center transformation fund	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
S1211	Relative to the sustainability of public health dental hygienists through adequate reimbursements	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S664	Relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S667	Improving access to dental care in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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