No, you may change employers as long as all employers during the three-year commitment period are located in New York State and 30% of their patient population receives Medicaid.

A Caring Gene case specialist will be assigned to you when you submit an interest form.  The case specialist will help you: Caring Gene will contract directly with educational and training institutions for tuition and required program fee payments. Caring Gene will also directly reimburse program partners for costs associated with educational case management and academic support for participants. The Caring Gene’s program is expressly prohibited from reimbursing participants directly.The Caring Gene Career Pathway Training program may NOT reimburse participants directly or pay for room, board, meals, or other incidental expenses.  However, Caring Gene can connect you to public or other benefits to support participants in completing the training and education programs, including: Participants must complete a total of 36 months service commitment within a 48-month time period in order to successfully complete their commitment under the CPT program. The service commitment must be performed under the new title. However, Community Health Workers and Patient Care Managers must begin in their respective titles but may be promoted if they stay with a qualified employer. Under limited circumstances, a break in service commitment may be granted. Breaks up to 12 weeks duration and under the following circumstances could be permissible, without impact to the service commitment: Yes, as long as you will still fulfil the prescribed length of the service commitment and work at a NYS provider who serves a 30% Medicaid/uninsured population.Failure to successfully complete academic/training requirements, licensure, or work commitments except in extraordinary circumstances as determined by NYS (such as disability or death, is a breach of contract). Participants will be required to pay back funds for costs associated with their education. If you find yourself unable to fulfill the service commitment, please reach out to us as soon as possible. We’re here to guide you through the process and discuss potential options or solutions based on your situation.