Bill > H3241

This bill aims to improve access to family physicians by making several amendments to Section 25N ½ of Chapter 111 of the Massachusetts General Laws. The key provisions include: 1) expanding the definition of "primary care" to include "family medicine", 2) requiring the state's health care workforce center to give preference to applicants with a proven record of placing graduates in areas with unmet needs, attracting underrepresented minorities/economically disadvantaged groups, or hosting programs/training sites in areas of unmet need, 3) increasing the minimum percentage of primary care and family medicine residency slots from 50% to 95%, 4) expanding the duration of the residency program from 9-12 months to 3-4 years, and 5) requiring resident trainees to be assigned as the primary care provider for a continuity panel of patients for at least 40 weeks per academic year.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3241