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NYSDOH RFA for Physician Practice Support Program: Rolling Applications Starting June 14, 2011

June 2011

The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has released a request for applications (RFA) for its Physician Practice Support (PPS) program, a component of New York’s Doctors Across New York (DANY) initiative. The total funding under this cycle of the PPS program is $7.2 million. One-third of PPS funding must be used for New York City and two-thirds for the rest of the State. DOH will accept applications on a rolling basis from June 14, 2011 until March 30, 2012 or until funds are exhausted, whichever comes first. The RFA can be accessed by logging onto http://www.health.state.ny.us/funding/rfa/1103141142/index.htm.

Hospitals and other DOH-licensed health care facilities are eligible to apply, as are medical practices and individual physicians. The PPS program provides up to $100,000 in funding over a two-year period. Individual physician applicants can apply for funding to support the costs of establishing or joining a practice, or to repay educational loans. Hospitals and other health care providers can apply for funding to use for sign-on bonuses, income guarantees, or other financial incentives, including the repayment of educational loans.

In return for the funding, the physician will incur a service obligation to provide patient care services in an underserved community in New York. Eligible underserved areas include specific New York towns and counties as well as areas separately defined for particular specialties. The applicable towns and counties, and areas with shortages of particular specialists, are virtually all outside the downstate New York region. The definition of “service to an underserved area” for the PPS program specifies that the facility or practice in which the physician delivers services must be within five miles (New York City) or 20 miles (rest of State) of the center of the applicable area. In order to qualify, the facility or practice must also demonstrate that it serves a predominantly underserved population.

Please contact Anu Ashok at aashok@gnyha.org if you have questions about the PPS program.