SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1760 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 500
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Gale D. Candaras
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act to establish a primary care development fund..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Gale D. Candaras | First Hampden and Hampshire |
Denise Andrews | 2nd Franklin |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1760 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 500
By Ms. Candaras, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 500) of Gale D. Candaras and Denise Andrews for legislation to establish a primary care development fund. Health Care Financing. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
SENATE
, NO. 484 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act to establish a primary care development fund..
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, one hundred percent of the surplus, if any, contained in the health safety net trust fund established pursuant to Chapter 118G, Section 36, shall be transferred annually into a primary care development fund to be administered by the health care workforce center established pursuant to chapter 305 of the acts of 2008. Funds also may be transferred into said fund during the fiscal year and on a rolling basis to the extent there is an existing surplus during such time. The center shall develop grant award criteria for the purpose of funding community hospital primary care physician recruitment and retention activities.
