Tom Umberg
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 34
Author
Existing law establishes the Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program (program) in the California Physician Corps Program within the Department of Health Care Access and Information, which provides financial incentives, including repayment of educational loans, to a physician and surgeon who practices for 3 years in a medically underserved area, as defined, and in specified practice settings, as defined. Existing law requires the department to establish an advisory committee, in consultation with the Medical Board of California and specified individuals, to provide ongoing management of the program. Existing law authorizes the department to award up to 20% of the available positions to program applicants from specialties outside of primary care specialties. Existing law establishes the Medically Underserved Account for Physicians (account) , a continuously appropriated account, within the Health Professions Education Fund, to primarily provide funding for the ongoing operations of the program. Existing law prohibits loan repayments under the program from exceeding $105,000 per individual licensed physician, and from exceeding the amount of the educational loans incurred by the physician participant. This bill would remove the requirement for the department to establish an advisory committee and update the definition of the practice setting in which a physician and surgeon may practice. The bill would decrease the service obligation to 2 years in a medically underserved area. The bill would specify that the department would be authorized to award up to 20% of the positions established with funds from the account to applicants from specialties outside of the primary specialties, as defined. The bill would also authorize the department to create additional positions, not using funds from the account, for applicants from specialties outside of the primary specialties and that are not subject to the 20% limit. The bill would also remove the maximum limit for loan repayments per individual licensed physician that may be provided to a program participant who has completed 3 consecutive years of providing services as a physician in a medically underserved area. By expanding the authorization amount for the use of moneys in the Medically Underserved Account for Physicians, the bill would make an appropriation. The bill would also make confirming changes.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 2).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4135.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3963.) (May 16).
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Set for hearing May 16.
April 15 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing April 15.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3468.) (April 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 3.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 8.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB909 | HTML |
| 01/08/24 - Introduced | |
| 02/26/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/16/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/10/24 - Amended Assembly |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/01/24- Senate Health | |
| 04/12/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/16/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/18/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/14/24- Assembly Health | |
| 06/28/24- Assembly Appropriations |
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