Chief Patron: Houck
Co-Patron(s): Hanger, Howell, Lambert, Potts, Saslaw, Stolle
Eliminate Physician Transfer for Financial Incentives (language only)

Item 299 #1s

Language
Page 257, strike lines 3 through 7.

Explanation
(This amendment eliminates language that transfers funding from physician fee revenues to the Department of Health for financial incentives to attract and retain physicians, including psychiatrists, who agree to practice in underserved areas of the Commonwealth. A separate amendment to Item 285 replaces these revenues with general fund support.)