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                                   2446
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. WOERNER, ANGELINO, MAGNARELLI, GRAY, DeSTEFANO,
   LUPARDO, PAULIN, LUNSFORD, SEAWRIGHT, JONES, BICHOTTE HERMELYN,  RAGA,
   MEEKS  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON, WALSH -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  establishing  the
   Take  A  Look  medical  and  dental  workforce  employment  tour pilot
   program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon  expira-
   tion thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 29-A of the public health law is amended by  adding
 a new title 1-B to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 1-B
   TAKE A LOOK MEDICAL AND DENTAL WORKFORCE EMPLOYMENT TOUR PILOT PROGRAM
 SECTION 2958-B. TAKE A LOOK MEDICAL AND DENTAL WORKFORCE EMPLOYMENT TOUR
                   PILOT PROGRAM.
   §  2958-B.  TAKE  A  LOOK MEDICAL AND DENTAL WORKFORCE EMPLOYMENT TOUR
 PILOT PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL,  WITHIN  MONIES  APPROPRIATED
 THEREFOR, ESTABLISH THE TAKE A LOOK MEDICAL AND DENTAL WORKFORCE EMPLOY-
 MENT  PILOT  PROGRAM  TO  BE  IMPLEMENTED BY AN ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING
 UPSTATE MEDICAL AND/OR  DENTAL  FACILITIES  TO  CONDUCT  A  CAMPAIGN  TO
 PROMOTE  AND  MARKET  THE  HEALTH  CARE  WORKFORCE EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER
 OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FOLLOWING ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  REGIONS:  CENTRAL,
 NORTH  COUNTRY, WESTERN, FINGER LAKES, CAPITAL REGION, MOHAWK AND SOUTH-
 ERN TIER WHERE THERE IS A CRITICAL  SHORTAGE  OF  HEALTH  CARE  WORKERS,
 INCLUDING  PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS, WHICH IMPEDES ACCESS TO VITAL HEALTH
 CARE SERVICES AND IMPAIRS THE ECONOMIC  STATUS  OF  THE  COMMUNITIES  IN
 THESE REGIONS.
   2.  A.  FUNDS  SHALL  BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR A MULTIMEDIA CAMPAIGN THAT
 WILL ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS OF THE REGIONS IDENTIFIED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 THIS SECTION TO TRAIN FOR AND ENTER THE HEALTH WORKFORCE IN SUCH IDENTI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 A. 2446                             2
 
 FIED REGIONS, TO ATTRACT INDIVIDUALS UNDERGOING TRAINING IN HEALTH  CARE
 PROFESSIONAL  EDUCATIONAL  PROGRAMS INCLUDING GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
 TRAINING AND GRADUATE DENTAL EDUCATION TRAINING IN OTHER REGIONS OF  NEW
 YORK STATE AND OTHER STATES TO PURSUE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN SUCH IDEN-
 TIFIED  REGIONS,  AND TO ATTRACT AND ENCOURAGE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
 FROM OTHER STATES TO PURSUE  CAREER  OPPORTUNITIES  IN  SUCH  IDENTIFIED
 REGIONS.
   B. FUNDING SHALL BE UTILIZED TO PROMOTE AND EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS ON THE
 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING UNDER THE NEW YORK STATE DOCTORS ACROSS NEW YORK
 PROGRAM,  THE  PRIMARY  CARE SERVICE CORPS, THE REGENTS LOAN FORGIVENESS
 PROGRAM, AND THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS.
   C. FUNDING SHALL BE UTILIZED TO CONDUCT "TAKE  A  LOOK"  TOURS  WITHIN
 SUCH IDENTIFIED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGIONS. "TAKE A LOOK" TOURS AIM TO
 EXPOSE  UNDERGRADUATE  MEDICAL AND DENTAL STUDENTS, PHYSICIAN AND DENTAL
 RESIDENTS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS,  NURSE  PRACTITIONERS,  NURSE  ANESTHE-
 TISTS,  AND NURSE MIDWIVES IN TRAINING ACROSS THE STATE AND FROM OUTSIDE
 THE STATE TO PRACTICE OPPORTUNITIES IN  UPSTATE  NEW  YORK  COMMUNITIES.
 EACH  TOUR  ITINERARY  PROVIDES  OPPORTUNITIES  FOR RESIDENTS TO "TAKE A
 LOOK" AND LEARN ABOUT UPSTATE NEW YORK  HOSPITALS,  MEDICAL  AND  DENTAL
 STAFFS,  COMMUNITIES  AND  CULTURES THROUGH HOSPITAL, CLINIC, PHYSICIAN,
 AND DENTAL OFFICE VISITS.
   3. A. THE IMPLEMENTING  ASSOCIATION  SHALL  PROVIDE  ANNUALLY,  ON  OR
 BEFORE  THE FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER, AN ANALYSIS OF THE SHORTAGE OF HEALTH
 CARE WORKERS IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGIONS IDENTIFIED IN  SUBDIVI-
 SION  ONE  OF THIS SECTION, AN ACCOUNTING OF THE MULTIMEDIA CAMPAIGN AND
 THE IMPACT OF THE "TAKE A LOOK" TOURS ON SUCH SPECIFIED ECONOMIC  DEVEL-
 OPMENT  REGIONS. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING INFOR-
 MATION:
   (I) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED IN "TAKE A LOOK"  TOURS
 OVER THE PREVIOUS TWELVE MONTHS;
   (II)  THE NUMBER OF "TAKE A LOOK" TOUR PARTICIPANTS WHO BEGAN PRACTIC-
 ING IN ONE OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGIONS IDENTIFIED IN SUBDIVISION
 ONE OF THIS SECTION WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS  FOLLOWING  TOUR  PARTICIPATION
 AND THE LOCATION OF SUCH PRACTICE;
   (III)  THE  NUMBER  OF  PATIENTS  SERVED  IN EACH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 REGION BY SUCH PARTICIPANTS WITHIN THE TWELVE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE START
 OF THEIR PRACTICE;
   (IV) A DESCRIPTION OF THE IMPACT OF THE  PROGRAM  ON  THE  COMMUNITIES
 WHERE SUCH PARTICIPANTS BEGAN PRACTICING; AND
   (V)  SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY DEEM NECESSARY AND
 APPROPRIATE.
   B. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE CHAIRS OF THE  CENTRAL,  NORTH
 COUNTRY, WESTERN, FINGER LAKES, CAPITAL REGION, MOHAWK AND SOUTHERN TIER
 REGIONAL  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
 SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE COMMISSIONER  AND  SHALL  BE
 MADE  PUBLICLY  AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE AND THE WEBSITE OF
 THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
   4. TO THE EXTENT OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED  THEREFOR,  MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE
 FUNDS,  INCLUDING  ANY FUNDING OR SHARED SAVINGS AS MAY BECOME AVAILABLE
 THROUGH FEDERAL WAIVERS OR OTHERWISE UNDER TITLES EIGHTEEN AND  NINETEEN
 OF  THE  FEDERAL  SOCIAL  SECURITY  ACT, MAY BE USED FOR EXPENDITURES IN
 SUPPORT OF THE TAKE A LOOK MEDICAL AND DENTAL WORKFORCE EMPLOYMENT PILOT
 PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed three years after such date.