164.929 Sponsorship of residency positions -- Approval of sites -- Funding priority
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-- Policies and procedures for determination of allocation.
(1)All new residency positions shall be sponsored by the University of Kentucky or the
University of Louisville. The residency positions created by KRS 164.927 shall be
served in sites approved by the appropriate specialty board for certification and by
the Council on Postsecondary Education.
(2)Funding priority shall be given to programs in which all or a portion of the
residency occurs in sites away from both the University of Kentucky and the
University of Louisville.
(3)Each individual serving a residency under KRS 164.927 shall, within the total
period of residency, undertake a minimum of three
(3)months education in a
community facility in Kentucky outside the counties of Fayette and Jefferson, or in
any institution serving a medically underserved community as designated by the
United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, subject to the approval
of the certifying board in each specialty, provided however that not more than
twenty-five percent (25%) of the individuals from each university funded under this
section shall be permitted to satisfy the three
(3)month requirement in a medically
underserved area in the counties of Fayette and Jefferson.
(4)The University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville shall recommend
policies and procedures for determining the allocation of new residency positions
for approval by the Council on Postsecondary Education using the following
criteria:
(a)The available or expected number and types of qualified faculty necessary for
the proper degree of supervision and teaching;
(b)The scope and volume of patient care;
(c)The amount of available physical facilities;
(d)The current number and types of residency positions offered at each
university;
(e)Regional needs for the manpower trained under the provisions of KRS
164.927 to 164.933;
(f)The extent of involvement in education in primary care in ambulatory care
settings; and
(g)Any other criteria which may be developed by the University of Kentucky and
the University of Louisville and accepted by the Council on Postsecondary
Education.