Establishes a clinical preceptorship personal income tax credit for certain health care professionals who provide preceptor instruction to students

◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Toby Ann Stavisky says this is needed

Preceptorships provide students a bridge between classroom education and clinical hands-on training. Experienced clinicians act as preceptors to provide students with intense first-hand training in their designated health setting, an essential component of clinical professional develop- ment. This enhanced learning experience equips students with the neces- sary tools to allow them to provide effective care once they graduate and enter the workforce. Unfortunately, there is a substantial shortage of qualified preceptors in the state. The time requirement of a precep- tor is substantial, and some preceptors have begun to charge insti- tutions between $250-$999 per rotation for their services. New York institutions are unable to afford this cost, or compete with offshore medical schools and health programs, which pay preceptors to take their students. In October of 2016, Pace University's College of Health Professions conducted a survey of both public and private institutions on the state of college and university clinical affiliations in New York. A survey of thirty-three institutions found that 75% of them were having difficulty securing and maintaining clinical placements, and 93% of institutions cited "lack of interest by practitioners" as the primary challenge in securing placements. In November of 2016, Pace University's College of Health Professions conducted a national survey finding similar results. This bill seeks to make New York State competitive in the market for qualified preceptors by creating a clinical preceptorship personal income tax credit, which will incentivize participation in clinical training programs. The credit would be available to preceptor clinicians who provide instruction as part of a clinical preceptorship in both community and in-patient facilities. The credit would be for $1,000 for each 100 hours of community-based instruction, with a maximum credit of $3,000. The credit would only be available to those clinicians that do not receive any form of compensation for providing clinical preceptor- ships. New York State provides some of the best clinical educational opportunities in the country, and this bill will provide a mechanism to continue this tradition in the competitive global market.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.