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S.B. 119
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends the Medical Education Program to create and fund a rural medical
10 residency training program and facilitates identification and tracking of workforce
11 distribution.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . defines terms;
15 . instructs the Medical Education Council to develop a pilot program for rural
16 medical residency training subject to appropriations from the Legislature;
17 . sunsets the pilot program on July 1, 2015; and
18 . authorizes the Utah Medical Education Council to access the Division of Workforce
19 Services database to identify changes in medical and health care workforce numbers
20 and distribution.
21 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
22 This bill appropriates:
23 . as an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, $300,000 from the
24 General Fund to the Medical Education Council to fund rural residency training
25 programs.
26 Other Special Clauses:
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28 Utah Code Sections Affected:
29 AMENDS:
30 63-55-263, as last amended by Chapters 37, 90 and 238, Laws of Utah 2004
31 63C-8-105, as enacted by Chapter 202, Laws of Utah 1997
32 ENACTS:
33 63C-8-106, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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35 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
36 Section 1. Section 63-55-263 is amended to read:
37 63-55-263. Repeal dates, Titles 63 to 63E.
38 (1) Title 63, Chapter 25a, Part 3, Sentencing Commission, is repealed January 1, 2012.
39 (2) The Crime Victims' Reparations Board, created in Section 63-25a-404 , is repealed
40 July 1, 2007.
41 (3) The Resource Development Coordinating Committee, created in Section
42 63-38d-501 , is repealed July 1, 2005.
43 (4) Title 63, Chapter 38c, State Appropriations and Tax Limitation Act, is repealed
44 July 1, 2005.
45 (5) Title 63, Chapter 47, Utah Commission for Women and Families, is repealed July
46 1, 2005.
47 (6) Title 63, Chapter 75, Families, Agencies, and Communities Together for Children
48 and Youth At Risk Act, is repealed July 1, 2006.
49 (7) Title 63, Chapter 88, Navajo Trust Fund, is repealed July 1, 2005.
50 (8) Sections 63A-4-204 and 63A-4-205 , authorizing the Risk Management Fund to
51 provide coverage to nonstate entities, are repealed July 1, 2006.
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53 (9) Section 63C-8-106 , Rural residency training program, is repealed July 1, 2015.
54 Section 2. Section 63C-8-105 is amended to read:
55 63C-8-105. Powers of council.
56 The council may:
57 (1) conduct surveys, with the assistance of the Division of Occupational and
58 Professional Licensing within the Department of Commerce, to assess and meet changing
59 market and education needs;
60 (2) notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection 35A-4-312 (3), receive information
61 obtained by the Division of Workforce Information and Payment Services under the provisions
62 of Section 35A-4-312 for purposes consistent with the council's duties as identified under
63 Section 63C-8-104 , including identifying changes in the medical and health care workforce
64 numbers, types, and geographic distribution;
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66 clinical education, workforce mix planning and projections, funding mechanisms, and other
67 topics as is necessary;
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69 and powers as permitted by federal law;
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72 (a) hire employees; and
73 (b) adopt rules in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative
74 Rulemaking Act.
75 Section 3. Section 63C-8-106 is enacted to read:
76 63C-8-106. Rural residency training program.
77 (1) For purposes of this section:
78 (a) "Physician" means:
79 (i) a person licensed to practice medicine under Title 58 Chapter 67, Utah Medical
80 Practice Act or Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act; and
81 (ii) a person licensed to practice dentistry under Title 58, Chapter 69, Dentist and
82 Dental Hygienist Practice Act.
83 (b) "Rural residency training program" means an accredited clinical training program
84 as defined in Section 63C-8-101 which places a physician into a rural county for a part or all of
85 the physician's clinical training.
86 (2) (a) Subject to appropriations from the Legislature, the council shall establish a pilot
87 program to place physicians into rural residency training programs.
88 (b) The pilot program shall begin July 1, 2005 and sunset July 1, 2015, in accordance
89 with Section 63-55-263 .
90 (3) (a) The council shall report to the Legislature's Health and Human Services Interim
91 Committee concerning the implementation of the pilot program and the success of the program
92 in increasing the retention or recruitment of physicians in rural counties in the state.
93 (b) The report required by this Subsection (3) shall be made by November 30 of each
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95 Section 4. Appropriation.
96 As an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints there is appropriated
97 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2005-06, $300,000 to the Medical Education Council
98 created in Section 63C-8-103 to fund the rural residency training program created in Section
99 63C-8-106 .
Legislative Review Note
as of 12-8-04 1:43 PM
Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.