146.645 Grants to support the establishment or operation of graduate medical training consortia.
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146.645 Grants to support the establishment or operation of graduate medical training consortia.
(1)Definitions. In this section:
(a)“Graduate medical training consortium” means an independent, nonprofit organization formed by 2 or more entities to operate as a sponsoring institution for accredited graduate medical training programs at rural hospitals in this state.
(b)“Rural hospital” has the meaning given in s. 146.63
(1).
(c)“Sponsoring institution” means an entity that oversees, supports, and administers one or more accredited graduate medical training programs.
(2)Departmental duties.
(a)The department shall distribute grants from the appropriation under s. 20.435
(bf)to support the operational expenses of graduate medical training consortia. Subject to par.
(c)and sub.
(3), the department shall distribute grants to all of the following:
1. Graduate medical training consortia that apply to receive a grant under sub.
(4)and that satisfy the criteria established by the department under par.
(b)and the eligibility requirement under sub.
(3).
2. A graduate medical training consortium that received a grant under this paragraph in the immediately preceding fiscal year, unless the graduate medical training consortium no longer satisfies the criteria established by the department under par.
(b)or the eligibility requirement under sub.
(3), the consortium is not accredited as a sponsoring institution by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, or any successor organization, or another accrediting body as determined by the department, or the consortium has notified the department that the consortium no longer wishes to receive the grant.