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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2724 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1210 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Mary S. Keefe |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act promoting workforce development and provider retention at community health centers. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Mary S. Keefe15th Worcester1/9/2023Daniel M. Donahue16th Worcester1/24/2023Peter Capano11th Essex1/30/2023Christopher Hendricks11th Bristol1/30/2023John J. CroninWorcester and Middlesex1/30/2023David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester1/31/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/31/2023Brian M. Ashe2nd Hampden1/31/2023Brian W. Murray10th Worcester2/1/2023Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk2/2/2023Thomas M. Stanley9th Middlesex2/2/2023Michael P. Kushmerek3rd Worcester2/2/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/2/2023Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex2/3/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex2/5/2023James J. O'Day14th Worcester2/6/2023James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol2/7/2023Rebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex2/23/2023 2 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Daniel Cahill10th Essex2/27/2023Estela A. Reyes4th Essex3/1/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester3/4/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2724 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1210 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Keefe of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1210) of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Mary S. Keefe and others for legislation to establish a community health center nurse |
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| 21 | 21 | | practitioner residency program for the purposes of recruiting and retaining nurse practitioners at |
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| 22 | 22 | | community health centers. Health Care Financing. |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act promoting workforce development and provider retention at community health centers. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new section:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 Section 80. The division shall establish a community health center nurse practitioner |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4residency program for the purposes of recruiting and retaining nurse practitioners at community |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5health centers in order to increase access to high-quality community-based primary, preventative |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6and integrated care. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 These programs shall: |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8 (i) Provide a 24-month post-graduate residency program, administered by community |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9health centers, defined as community health centers receiving a grant under 42 USC 254b, for |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10certified nurse practitioners who have graduated from an accredited school of nursing within the |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11past three years; 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12 (ii) Provide nurse practitioners in the program with patient panels under the supervision |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13and mentorship of a physician or other advanced practice registered nurse at a community health |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14center; and |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15 (iii) Require nurse practitioners that participate in the 24-month residency program enter |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16into a contract with the community health center for at least eighteen months of employment. |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17 Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to conflict with, replace, or supersede any |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18licensure requirements or standards for the advanced nursing practice established pursuant to |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19chapters 94C or 112. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 20 SECTION 2. The division shall make expenditures of no less than $2,500,000 annually to |
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| 51 | 51 | | 21this program and shall seek federal Medicaid reimbursement for this program as graduate |
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| 52 | 52 | | 22medical education. |
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| 53 | 53 | | 23 SECTION 3. The division shall promulgate regulations to implement said program, |
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| 54 | 54 | | 24including program details and grant guidelines as necessary, no later than six months after the |
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| 55 | 55 | | 25passage of this act. |
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