Bill > A06616

This bill establishes the Capital Region preceptor stipend program to address healthcare staffing shortages and support clinical education in New York state. The program will provide a $5,000 stipend to qualified preceptor clinicians (healthcare professionals like physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and midwives) who provide unpaid clinical supervision and training to students in the Capital Region, which includes eight specific counties. The Office of the Professions will administer the program, creating an application process to register and qualify preceptors, with responsibilities including developing rules for fund distribution, creating a process to accept or deny applicants, and establishing criteria for preceptor qualification. The program aims to incentivize healthcare professionals to take on training responsibilities by offering financial compensation, with an annual review to track the number of applicants and distributed stipends. Funding for the program will come from the state legislature, with an initial of $5dollars5 million in the first year, and the funds the existing funds from the Office of the Professions account. The bill is designed to support workforce development by encouraging New theorship for health in the Human York.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6616