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                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 16, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law and the state finance law, in relation
   to establishing the New York state preceptor stipend program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "New York state preceptor stipend program".
   §  2. Legislative intent. New York state health care is in crisis from
 staffing shortages  that  are  exacerbated  by  staff  burnout.  Quality
 preceptorships  are  an  essential  component  of  clinical professional
 development, and also a powerful tool for recruitment and  retention  in
 the  healthcare industry. By providing supervision during clinical prac-
 tice and facilitating the application of theory to practice for students
 and staff learners, preceptors can help promote self-awareness and crit-
 ical thinking for students. That confidence and on-the-job training will
 foster a healthy mentorship and encourage  future  health  care  profes-
 sionals  to  pursue  their  health career in New York state.  Preceptor-
 ships, however, are a time-consuming commitment and health care  workers
 in  New  York  state  are  hard-pressed  to  add more to their plates. A
 stipend program  would  incentivize  health  care  professionals  to  be
 preceptors  and  take  on  the  responsibility of training future health
 professionals.
   § 3. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  6505-f  to
 read as follows:
   §  6505-F. NEW YORK STATE PRECEPTOR STIPEND PROGRAM. 1. PROGRAM ESTAB-
 LISHED.  THE  CHIEF  ADMINISTRATIVE  OFFICER  OF  THE  OFFICE   OF   THE
 PROFESSIONS  SHALL  CREATE  A "NEW YORK STATE PRECEPTOR STIPEND PROGRAM"
 FOR PRECEPTOR CLINICIANS.  UNDER SUCH PROGRAM, A STIPEND SHALL BE ISSUED
 OUT OF FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE FOR SUCH PROGRAM PURSUANT  TO  APPROPRIATION
 FROM  THE  LEGISLATURE  FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONS ACCOUNT UNDER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 SECTION NINETY-SEVEN-NNN OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, AND SHALL BE RELEASED
 IN CHECK FORM TO QUALIFIED PRECEPTOR CLINICIANS. THE  CHIEF  ADMINISTRA-
 TIVE  OFFICER  OF  THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONS' RESPONSIBILITIES SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A)  PROMULGATING ANY NECESSARY RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE APPLICA-
 TION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS;
   (B) CREATING A PROCESS TO ACCEPT AND SUBSEQUENTLY  REGISTER  PRECEPTOR
 CLINICIANS  INTO  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE PRECEPTOR STIPEND PROGRAM, AND A
 PROCESS TO DENY UNQUALIFIED PRECEPTOR CLINICIANS;
   (C) CREATING AN APPLICATION PROCESS WHEREBY CERTAIN CRITERIA AND QUAL-
 IFICATIONS SHALL BE  MET  BY  A  PRECEPTOR  CLINICIAN  ACCEPTED  TO  THE
 PROGRAM; AND
   (D)  CREATING  A  REVOCATION PROCESS FOR QUALIFIED CLINICAL PRECEPTOR-
 SHIPS THAT ARE TO BE TERMINATED.
   2. STIPEND. A RESIDENT OF NEW YORK STATE WHO  REGISTERS  WITH  AND  IS
 ACCEPTED  TO THE PROGRAM AND PROVIDES PRECEPTOR INSTRUCTION AS PART OF A
 CLINICAL PRECEPTORSHIP SHALL BE ISSUED A STIPEND  UPON  ADMITTANCE  INTO
 THE PROGRAM. SUCH STIPEND SHALL EQUAL FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
   3.  ANNUAL  REVIEW.  AFTER THE PROGRAM'S FIRST FULL YEAR AND EACH YEAR
 THEREAFTER DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, THERE SHALL BE AN ANNUAL REVIEW
 CONDUCTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONS WHICH SHALL PROVIDE, BUT  NOT
 BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
   (A)  AN  AUDIT  AND RECORD OF ALL PRECEPTOR CLINICIANS WHO APPLIED AND
 BEEN EITHER DENIED OR ACCEPTED UNDER THE PROGRAM; AND
   (B) A RECORD AND AUDIT OF ALL STIPENDS DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE PROGRAM.
   4. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION,  THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "PRECEPTOR CLINICIAN" MEANS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING WHO, WITHOUT THE
 PROVISION OF ANY FORM OF  COMPENSATION  THEREFOR,  PROVIDES  A  CLINICAL
 PRECEPTORSHIP  OR  PRECEPTORSHIPS  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, BOTH
 COMMUNITY AND IN-PATIENT FACILITIES, AND CERTIFIED OR LICENSED PROVIDERS
 UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY-SIX OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW,  DURING  THE  TAXABLE
 YEAR:
   (I) A PHYSICIAN LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF
 THIS TITLE;
   (II)  A  PHYSICIAN  ASSISTANT LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED
 THIRTY-ONE-B OF THIS TITLE;
   (III) A  SPECIALIST  ASSISTANT  REGISTERED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  ONE
 HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE-C OF THIS TITLE;
   (IV) A CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST CERTIFIED BY THE DEPART-
 MENT;
   (V)  A  REGISTERED  PROFESSIONAL  NURSE  LICENSED  PURSUANT TO SECTION
 SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS TITLE;
   (VI) A NURSE PRACTITIONER CERTIFIED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  SIXTY-NINE
 HUNDRED TEN OF THIS TITLE;
   (VII)  A  CLINICAL  NURSE  SPECIALIST  CERTIFIED  PURSUANT  TO SECTION
 SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS TITLE; OR
   (VIII) A MIDWIFE LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE  ONE  HUNDRED  FORTY  OF
 THIS TITLE.
   (B)  "CLINICAL  PRECEPTORSHIP"  MEANS  A  PRECEPTORSHIP  FOR A STUDENT
 ENROLLED IN A NEW YORK STATE BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM APPROVED PURSUANT
 TO THIS TITLE TO BECOME A  PHYSICIAN,  PHYSICIAN  ASSISTANT,  SPECIALIST
 ASSISTANT,  CERTIFIED  REGISTERED  NURSE ANESTHETIST, REGISTERED PROFES-
 SIONAL NURSE, NURSE PRACTITIONER, CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST OR  MIDWIFE,
 AND  WHICH  PRECEPTORSHIP PROVIDES PRECEPTOR INSTRUCTION IN FAMILY MEDI-
 CINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, EMERGEN-
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 CY MEDICINE, PSYCHIATRY, HOME HEALTHCARE, GENERAL SURGERY, OR GERONTOLO-
 GY  UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A PRECEPTOR CLINICIAN.
   (C)  "PROGRAM"  MEANS  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE PRECEPTOR STIPEND PROGRAM
 CREATED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   (D) "QUALIFIED PRECEPTOR CLINICIAN" MEANS A  PRECEPTOR  CLINICIAN  WHO
 HAS  QUALIFIED FOR THE NEW YORK STATE PRECEPTOR STIPEND PROGRAM PURSUANT
 TO THE APPLICATION PROCESS CREATED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVI-
 SION ONE OF THIS SECTION, AND WHO  IS  ENTITLED  TO  RECEIVE  A  STIPEND
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   §  4.  Subdivision  3  of  section 97-nnn of the state finance law, as
 added by section 90 of part A of chapter 436 of the  laws  of  1997,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   3. Moneys of this account, following appropriation by the legislature,
 shall  be  available  to the state education department for services and
 expenses of the office of the professions, INCLUDING PAYMENT OF STIPENDS
 UNDER THE NEW YORK STATE PRECEPTOR STIPEND PROGRAM ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT
 TO SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED FIVE-F OF THE EDUCATION LAW, PROVIDED THAT
 THE FIRST YEAR PAYMENTS UNDER SUCH STIPEND PROGRAM SHALL NOT EXCEED FIVE
 MILLION DOLLARS.
   § 5. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.