§18B-16-8. Allocation of Appropriations
(a) The primary health care education sites established under this article shall be supported financially in part from line item appropriations to the university of West Virginia health sciences account. Funds shall be distributed to the state’s schools of medicine upon consideration of the recommendations of the vice chancellor. Appropriations to the university of West […]
§18B-16-9. Accountability; Reports and Audit Required
(a) The vice chancellor, with the assistance of the advisory panel, shall report in detail to the board of trustees on the expenditure and planned expenditure of public funds to the schools of medicine under section eight of this article. The board of trustees shall report to the Governor, the President of the Senate and […]
§18B-16-7. Establishment and Operation of Primary Health Care Education Sites
(a) In addition to the authority granted elsewhere in this chapter, the board of trustees is authorized and directed to establish at least six primary health care education sites at existing rural health care facilities at which students, interns and residents in health sciences and allied health care education programs may be provided educational and […]
§18B-16-1. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as "The Rural Health Initiative Act of 1991."
§18B-16-2. Legislative Findings and Declarations
(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the health of the citizens of West Virginia is of paramount importance; that the education of health care professionals must be reshaped; that the delivery of health care services must be improved; that refocusing health sciences education will aid in the recruitment of health care professionals and […]
§18B-16-3. Definitions
For purposes of this article, and in addition to the definitions set forth in section two, article one of this chapter, the terms used in this article have the following definitions ascribed to them: (a) "Advisory panel" or "panel" means the West Virginia rural health advisory panel created under section six of this article. (b) […]
§18B-16-4. Establishment of Rural Health Initiative; Goals of Rural Health Initiative
There is hereby established a rural health initiative under the auspices of the board of trustees and under the direction and administration of the vice chancellor. This initiative shall combine the efforts of the rural health initiative as created by this article in the year one thousand nine hundred ninety-one, and the Kellogg program as […]
§18B-16-5. Powers and Duties of the Vice Chancellor
In addition to all other duties assigned to the vice chancellor by the Higher Education Policy Commission, the vice chancellor shall: (a) Provide assistance to communities in planning an educational and clinical component for the primary health care education sites; (b) Coordinate and approve the provision of faculty members, students, interns and residents at the […]