SB 464 — AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO ENHANCE PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT IN THE STATE.

General Assembly   RaisedSubstitute Bill No.

464 February Session, 2018   LCO*_____SB00464PH____032718____* No.AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO ENHANCE PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT IN THE STATE.

2149   *02149_______PH_* Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH   Introduced by:

  (PH)   AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO ENHANCE PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT IN THE STATE.

The working group shall examine issues that include, but need not be limited to, the(1) potentialrecruiting, effectivenessretaining ofand loancompensating forgiveness,primary assistancecare, forpsychiatric graduate medical education training, reduction in the need for defensive medicine and assetbehavioral protectionhealth plans.care providers;

As(2) usedthe inpotential thiseffectiveness subsection,of "defensiveloan medicine"forgiveness; means departing from normal medical practice as a safeguard from litigation, including when a physician performs treatment or a procedure to avoid exposure to malpractice litigation.

(3) access to health care providers;

(4) the effect, if any, of the health insurance landscape on limiting health care access;

(5) barriers to physician participation in health care networks;

and (6) assistance for graduate medical education training.

(4) a physician licensed under chapter 370 of the general statutes with a multi-sitemultisite medicalgroup group;practice;

(5) aone representative each of at least three different schools of medicine;

and (7) the human resources director of at least one hospital in the state.state;

(8) a member of a patient advocacy group;

and (9) four members of the general public.

As used in this subsection, "small group practice" means a group practice comprised of less than eight full-time equivalent physicians, and "multi-site"multisite group practice" means a group practice comprised of over one hundred full-time equivalent physicians practicing throughout the state.

Section 1 July 1, 2018 New section Statement of Purpose:Legislative Commissioners:

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