Bill Text: CT SB00464 | 2018 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Establishing A Working Group To Enhance Physician Recruitment In The State.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-04-18 - Referred by Senate to Committee on Judiciary [SB00464 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2018-SB00464-Comm_Sub.html
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February Session, 2018 |
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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO ENHANCE PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT IN THE STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2018) (a) On or before January 1, 2019, the Commissioner of Public Health shall convene a working group to advise the commissioner regarding methods to enhance physician recruitment in the state. The working group shall examine issues that include, but need not be limited to, (1) recruiting, retaining and compensating primary care, psychiatric and behavioral health care providers; (2) the potential effectiveness of loan forgiveness; (3) access to health care providers; (4) the effect, if any, of the health insurance landscape on limiting health care access; (5) barriers to physician participation in health care networks; and (6) assistance for graduate medical education training.
(b) The working group convened pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall include, but need not be limited to, the following members: (1) A representative of the Connecticut Hospital Association; (2) a representative of the Connecticut Medical Society; (3) a physician licensed under chapter 370 of the general statutes with a small group practice; (4) a physician licensed under chapter 370 of the general statutes with a multisite group practice; (5) one representative each of at least three different schools of medicine; (6) a representative of a regional physician recruiter association; (7) the human resources director of at least one hospital in the state; (8) a member of a patient advocacy group; and (9) four members of the general public. The working group shall elect chairpersons from among its members. As used in this subsection, "small group practice" means a group practice comprised of less than eight full-time equivalent physicians, and "multisite group practice" means a group practice comprised of over one hundred full-time equivalent physicians practicing throughout the state.
(c) On or before January 1, 2020, the working group shall report its findings to the commissioner.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2018 |
New section |
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1(b)(4), "multisite medical group" was changed to "multisite group practice" for consistency with the defined term.
PH |
Joint Favorable Subst. |