SB 350 — Revises provisions relating to graduate medical education. (BDR 18-553)

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350350–Senators SENATEPazina, BILLDondero NLoop, O.Lange, Krasner, Donate;

350–SHammond, ENATORSHansen, PAZINAD. , D ONDERO L OOP, LANGE , K RASNER , DONATE ;

HHarris, AMMONDNeal, ,Nguyen, HOhrenschall, ANSENScheible, ,Seevers D.Gansert, Spearman and Titus Joint Sponsor:

HAssemblyman ARRIS,C.H. N EAL, N GUYEN , O HRENSCHALL , S CHEIBLE, SEEVERS G ANSERT , PEARMAN AND TITUS M ARCH 21, 2023 ____________ JOINT SPONSOR :

ASSEMBLYMANMiller C.H.CHAPTER..........

MILLER ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to graduate medical education.

(BDR 18-553) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Contains Appropriation not included in Executive Budget.

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making an appropriation;

Section 3 of this bill establishes the Advisory Council to make recommendations to the Office concerning applications for grants - *SB350_R1* – 2 – pursuant to the Program.

Under sections 4 and 5, the Council and the Office are required to give priority to applications for grants made for the purpose of retaining programs of residency training and postdoctoral fellowships when the federal tofunding submitsupporting ansuch annual report to the Governor and the Legislature concerning the Office Program and any recommendations for the measures to create, expand and retain programs ofexpires. residency training and postdoctoral fellowships.

SectionsSection 75 also requires the Office to establish a committee to develop a process, procedure and 8rubric offor thisevaluating billOffice maketo conformingsubmit changesan to,annual respectively:report to the Governor and the Legislature concerning the the Program and any recommendations for the measures to create, expand and retain programs of residency training and postdoctoral fellowships.

Sections 7 and of this bill make conforming changes to, respectively:

and (2) clarify that billmoney makesfor anthe appropriationProgram fromis therequired Stateto Generalbe Funddeposited toin the Program.Account.

SectionthisSection 11 of this bill provides that this bill becomes effective upon passage and approval.

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and (b) Apply for and accept any grant, loan or other source of money,  for deposit in the Account to assist the Director in carrying out the Graduate Medical Education Grant Program established pursuant to section 5 of this act.

Any money remaining in the Account at the end of the fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the - *SB350_R1* – 3 – balance in the Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.

The Advisory Council on Graduate Medical Education is hereby created within the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology.

The Council consists of:of:ience, (a) The dean of each medical school in this State that is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the - 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges or their successor organizations, or his or her designee;

(a)(b) The dean of each medical school inof thisosteopathic Statemedicine thatin isthis accreditedAccreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the American MedicalOsteopathic Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges or theiritsllege successor organizations,organization, or his or her designee;

(b) The dean of each school of osteopathic medicine in this State that is accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association or its successor organization, or his or her designee;

3.Council is 3 years, and members shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.

After the initial terms, the term of each member of the Council is 3 years, and members shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.

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8.except that each member is entitled to receive the per diemn, allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally while engaged in the official business of the Council.

The members of the Council serve without compensation, except that each member is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally while engaged in the official business of the Council.

In evaluating and making recommendations concerning such applications, the Council shall give priority to the award of grants for the retention of programs in this State for residency training and postdoctoral fellows when the federal funding for the support of such programs expires.

and - *SB350_R1* – 5 – (b) The recruitment and retention of physicians necessary to meet the health care needs of the residents of this State, with the emphasis on those health care needs.

The Office of Science, Innovation and Technology shall establish and administer a Graduate Medical - 82nd Session (2023) – 5 – Education Grant Program as a competitive grant program to award grants to institutions in this State seeking to create, expand or retain programs for residency training and postdoctoral fellows that are approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Med2.alIn awarding grants pursuant to the Program established pursuant to subsection 1, the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology shall consider the recommendations of the Advisory Council on Graduate Medical Education orcreated itsby successorsection organization.3 of this act and give priority to the award of grants for the retention of programs in this State for residency training and postdoctoral fellows when the federal funding for the support of such programs expires.

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In awarding grants pursuant to the Program established pursuant to subsection 1, the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology shall consider the recommendations of the Advisory Council on Graduate Medical Education created by section 3 of this act and give priority to the award of grants for the retention of programs in this State for residency training and postdoctoral fellows when the federal funding for the support of such programs expires.