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S.B. 119

             1     

RURAL MEDICAL RESIDENCY TRAINING

             2     
PROGRAMS

             3     
2005 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson

             6     
             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:
             27          None



             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
             34     
             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             38          (1) Title 63, Chapter 25a, Part 3, Sentencing Commission, is repealed January 1, 2012.
             39          (2) The Crime Victims' Reparations Board, created in Section 63-25a-404 , is repealed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.
             52          [(9) Title 63A, Chapter 10, State Olympic Coordination Act, is repealed July 1, 2004.]
             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;
             65          [(2)] (3) appoint advisory committees of broad representation on interdisciplinary
             66      clinical education, workforce mix planning and projections, funding mechanisms, and other
             67      topics as is necessary;
             68          [(3)] (4) use federal monies for necessary administrative expenses to carry out its duties
             69      and powers as permitted by federal law;
             70          [(4)] (5) distribute program monies in accordance with Subsection 63C-8-104 (7); and
             71          [(5)] (6) as is necessary to carry out its duties under Section 63C-8-104 :
             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
             94      year.
             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.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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