Section 407 – Residency grant program.

• (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;
  • (c)
    • (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.

• (5) Before November 1, 2023, and each November 1 thereafter, UMEC shall provide a written report to the Higher Education 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 154, 2022 General Session, (Coordination Clause)
Enacted by Chapter 154, 2022 General Session

Coordination Clause from HB0295 instructed to technically renumber this this section.