Bill Title: Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. With respect to the definition of "Designated Shortage Area" in the Underserved Physician Workforce Act, adds a government-owned, privately owned, independent, or provider-based Rural Health Clinic or hospital that accepts Medicaid, Medicare, the State's Children's Health Insurance Program, private insurance, and self-pay (rather than a government-owned, privately owned, independent, or provider-based Rural Health Clinic or hospital that accepts Medicaid patients and assists patients who are uninsured to qualify for Medicaid or develop a discount payment plan, or both, according to financial need). Changes the definition of "eligible health care provider" to mean a primary care physician, general surgeon, emergency medicine physician, obstetrician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who accepts Medicaid, Medicare, the State's Children's Health Insurance Program, private insurance, and self-pay (rather than a primary care physician, general surgeon, emergency medicine physician, obstetrician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who accepts Medicaid patients or develops a discount payment plan, or both, for patients according to financial need). Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-4)

Status: (Passed) 2022-05-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0888 [SB3017 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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