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S3020Senate2015-2016 Session

Expands the Doctors Across New York program to include dentists

Sponsor Catharine YoungSD-57+3 co-sponsorsAffects Health
Status
In Assembly Committee
Health
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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Primary sponsor
Catharine Young

Senator · Senate District 57

Chair, Housing, Construction And Community Development

History

  1. Referred to health
  2. Delivered to assembly
  3. Passed senateVote 61–0
  4. Advanced to third reading
  5. Amended 3020b
  6. 2nd report cal.
  7. 1st report cal.1138
  8. Referred to health
  9. Returned to senate
  10. Died in assembly
  11. Referred to health
  12. Delivered to assembly
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  1. Passed senateVote 60–0
  2. Amended on third reading (t) 3020a
  3. Advanced to third reading
  4. 2nd report cal.
  5. 1st report cal.254
  6. Referred to health

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Sponsor's memo

Title of bill

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to expanding the Doctors Across New York program to include dentists

Purpose or general idea of bill

Would allow the Commissioner of Health to include dentists in the Doctors Across New York program to provide dental services to underserved areas of the state and would also extend the duration of the program.

Summary of specific provisions

Section 1 would amend Paragraph (d)and (e) of Subdivision 5-a of Section 2807-m of the Public Health Law to permit dentists to be included in the distribution of funds for the Doctors Across New York loan repayment program.

Section 2 would amend Subdivision 10 of Section 2807-m of the Public Health Law to permit dentists to be included in the distribution of funds for the Doctors Across New York practice support program.

Section 3 provides that this act shall take effect immediately.

Justification

In 2010 the New York State Department of Health issued a report to the Legislature and Governor finding that dentists should be included in the Doctors Across New York program. This bill will allow the Commissioner of Health to include dentists within the program without increasing the costs of the program. The bill simply gives the Commissioner of Health the discretionary authority to include dentists in the program as called for by the 2010 Department of Health study.

Access to dental care in underserved areas of the state is a serious public health problem and this bill will help to address that issue. The Doctors Across New York program has worked very well for physicians in terms of increasing access to medical care in underserved areas and should work equally well for dentists.

Prior legislative history

2015:S.3020-A Passed the Senate 2013,2014:S.2190/A.2719 Passed the Senate 2011,2012:S.5210/A.7179 Passed the Senate

Fiscal implications

None. The bill does not raise costs, but allows for reallocating existing monies as needed.

Effective date

The bill takes effect immediately.

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