26B-4-711. Residency grant program.

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Effective 5/1/2024

(1)As used in this section:

(a)"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.

(b)"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.

(c)"Residency program" means a program that provides training for graduates of a D.O. program or an M.D. program.

(2)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.

(3)An applicant for a grant shall:

(a)provide the proposed specialty area for each grant funded residency position;

(b)identify where the grant funded residency position will provide care;

(i)provide proof that the residency program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; or

(ii)identify what actions need to occur for the proposed residency program to become accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education;

(d)identify how a grant funded residency position will be funded once the residency program exhausts the grant money;

(e)agree to implement selection processes for a residency position that treat applicants from D.O. programs and applicants from M.D. programs equally;

(f)agree to provide information identified by UMEC that relates to post-residency employment outcomes for individuals who work in grant funded residency positions; and

(g)provide any other information related to the grant application UMEC deems necessary.

(4)UMEC shall prioritize awarding grants to new or existing residency programs that will:

(a)address a workforce shortage, occurring in Utah, for a specialty; or

(b)serve an underserved population, including a rural population.

(a)An applicant that receives a grant under this section may apply, every two years, to renew the grant for two years.

(b)An applicant to renew a grant under Subsection (5)(a) shall provide a statement that:

(i)the applicant applied for federal funding and was not awarded federal funding in an amount that fully funds each grant funded residency position; or

(ii)the funding the applicant described in Subsection (3)(d) is unavailable to the applicant.

(6)Each November 1 until November 2026 and then every three years thereafter, the Health Workforce Advisory Council, in consultation with UMEC, shall provide a written report to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee and the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee describing:

(a)which sponsoring institutions received a grant;

(b)the number of residency positions created; and

(c)for each residency position created:

(i)the type of specialty;

(ii)where the residency position provides care; and

(iii)an estimated date of when a grant funded residency position will no longer need grant funding.

Amended by Chapter 250 , 2024 General Session

Amended by Chapter 303 , 2024 General Session