26B-4-711. Residency grant program.
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As used in this section:
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-4-711- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- UMEC: means the Utah Medical Education Council created in Section 26B-4-706. See Utah Code 26B-4-701
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“D.O. program” means an osteopathic medical program that prepares a graduate to obtain licensure as a doctor of osteopathic medicine upon completing a state‘s licensing requirements. |
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“M.D. program” means a medical education program that prepares a graduate to obtain licensure as a doctor of medicine upon completing a state’s licensing requirements. |
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“Residency program” means a program that provides training for graduates of a D.O. program or an M.D. program. |
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UMEC shall develop a grant program where a sponsoring institution in Utah may apply for a grant to establish a new residency program or expand a current residency program. |
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An applicant for a grant shall:
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provide the proposed specialty area for each grant funded residency position; |
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identify where the grant funded residency position will provide care; |
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provide proof that the residency program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; or |
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identify what actions need to occur for the proposed residency program to become accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; |
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identify how a grant funded residency position will be funded once the residency program exhausts the grant money; |
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agree to implement selection processes for a residency position that treat applicants from D.O. programs and applicants from M.D. programs equally; |
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agree to provide information identified by UMEC that relates to post-residency employment outcomes for individuals who work in grant funded residency positions; and |
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provide any other information related to the grant application UMEC deems necessary. |
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UMEC shall prioritize awarding grants to new or existing residency programs that will:
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address a workforce shortage, occurring in Utah, for a specialty; or |
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serve an underserved population, including a rural population. |
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Before November 1, 2023, and each November 1 thereafter, UMEC shall provide a written report to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee describing:
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which sponsoring institutions received a grant; |
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the number of residency positions created; and |
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for each residency position created:
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the type of specialty; |
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where the residency position provides care; and |
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an estimated date of when a grant funded residency position will no longer need grant funding. |
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Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 307, 2023 General Session
