2024 -- S 3020 | |
======== | |
LC006036 | |
======== | |
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
____________ | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION | |
| |
Introduced By: Senator Roger Picard | |
Date Introduced: May 02, 2024 | |
Referred To: Senate Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Title 40 of the General Laws entitled "HUMAN SERVICES" is hereby |
2 | amended by adding thereto the following chapter: |
3 | CHAPTER 8.16 |
4 | GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION |
5 | 40-8.16-1. Appropriations. |
6 | (a) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, any funding appropriated by the general |
7 | assembly of the State of Rhode Island for the support of Medicaid graduate medical education |
8 | funding, all academic medical centers who provide care to the state's critically ill and indigent |
9 | populations shall be eligible for receipt of said funding. The executive office of health and human |
10 | services is directed to use any appropriated funds to support graduate medical education programs |
11 | and research in areas including, but not limited to, trauma, primary care, maternal health, mental |
12 | health and substance abuse. |
13 | (b) The secretary of the executive office of health and human services shall determine the |
14 | appropriate Medicaid payment mechanism to implement this program and amend any state plan |
15 | documents as required to implement the payments. |
16 | (c) Payments for graduate medical education programs shall be made annually. |
| |
1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
======== | |
LC006036 | |
======== | |
| LC006036 - Page 2 of 3 |
EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION | |
*** | |
1 | This act would allow the executive office of health and human services to use appropriated |
2 | funds to support graduate medical education programs and research. This act would also direct the |
3 | secretary of the executive office of health and human services to determine the appropriate |
4 | Medicaid payment mechanism in order to make the payments annually. |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
======== | |
LC006036 | |
======== | |
| LC006036 - Page 3 of 3 |