BILL ANALYSIS �
AB 2232
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 2232 (Gray)
As Amended May 23, 2014
Majority vote
HIGHER EDUCATION 13-0 APPROPRIATIONS 17-0
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|Ayes:|Williams, Ch�vez, Bloom, |Ayes:|Gatto, Bigelow, |
| |Fong, Fox, Jones-Sawyer, | |Bocanegra, Bradford, Ian |
| |Levine, Linder, Medina, | |Calderon, Campos, |
| |Olsen, Quirk-Silva, | |Donnelly, Eggman, Gomez, |
| |Weber, Wilk | |Holden, Jones, Linder, |
| | | |Pan, Quirk, |
| | | |Ridley-Thomas, Wagner, |
| | | |Weber |
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SUMMARY : Would appropriate funding to the University of California
(UC) to support the UC Merced Programs in Medical Education Program
(PRIME) and a study of the creation of a permanent medical school at
UC Merced. Specifically, this bill :
1)Finds and declares that the federal Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act will result in millions of previously uninsured
Californians seeking health services, resulting in a projected
physician shortfall of 17,000 by 2015; the San Joaquin Valley faces
health care access 31% lower than the rest of the state and many
regions are designated Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs); funding
the UC Merced Program in Medical Education (PRIME) is key to meeting
the region's needs.
2)Appropriates $1,225,000 from the General Fund to UC each fiscal
year, commencing with the 2015-16 fiscal year, for allocation to the
UC San Joaquin Valley PRIME to admit up to 12 students per year and
operate the program with up to 48 participants from across the
four-year curriculum.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to Assembly Appropriations Committee,
General Fund costs, to expend the PRIME over four years, of $1,225,000
in 2015-16, $1,435,000 in 2016-17, $1,645,000 in 2017-18, and
$1,855,000 in 2018-19 and thereafter.
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COMMENTS : UC PRIME is a training program focused on meeting the needs
of California's underserved populations in both rural communities and
urban areas by combining specialized coursework, structured clinical
experiences, advanced independent study and mentoring. UC Irvine
launched the first UC PRIME program in 2004 focusing on the growing
needs of California's Latino communities. Three other UC schools
(Davis, San Diego and San Francisco) admitted their first classes in
fall 2007 in programs focused on rural health and telemedicine
(Davis), health equity (San Diego), and the urban underserved (San
Francisco). In 2008, UCLA launched its PRIME program, training
physicians to proactively address the needs of diverse disadvantaged
communities by delivering culturally competent clinical care,
providing leadership for health delivery systems and conducting
research on health disparities. In 2011, UC Merced opened a PRIME
program in partnership with the UC Davis School of Medicine and UCSF
focused the health needs of the San Joaquin Valley.
According to the author, "despite its numerous benefits for the region
PRIME lacks an ongoing source of funding for its current enrollment as
well as the financial resources to expand capacity to meet the needs
of the valley."
Analysis Prepared by : Laura Metune / HIGHER ED. / (916) 319-3960
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