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Budget Amendments - HB1500 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Stolle
HB 1588-Fund Geriatric Fellowships through Physician Loan Repayment Program

Item 289 #1h

Item 289 #1h

First Year - FY2013 Second Year - FY2014
Health And Human Resources
Health, Department of FY2013 $0 FY2014 $100,000 GF

Language
Page 250, line 41, strike "$312,000" and insert "$412,000".


Explanation
(This amendment provides $100,000 from the general fund the second year to fund the fiscal impact of House Bill 1588 which adds geriatric fellowships to the eligibility criteria for the physician loan repayment program. Virginia is facing a critical shortage of geriatric trained physicians as detailed in the Joint Commission on Health Care Study on Healthcare Workforce Needs. A companion amendment in Item 297 provides $100,000 from the general fund for this initiative by reducing funding for the Hampton Roads Proton Beam Therapy Institute.)