(1) The Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board shall:(1) Allocate funds appropriated for purposes of this subchapter;(2) Award a one-time implementation grant under this section to an in-state based entity in this state that:(A) Is in the process of creating a new graduate medical education program; or(B) Is expanding an existing graduate medical education program;(3) Award implementation grants on a competitive basis according to the criteria adopted by the board under its rules to include without limitation consideration of the following:(A) Development of a new or expanded program with a specialty defined in the rules;(B) Increasing positions for medical specialties having a shortage within the state; and(C) Increasing graduate medical education positions in medically underserved areas in the state;(4) Determine the number of implementation grants awarded and the amount of each implementation grant; and(5) Determine the annual amount of grant awards and the total amount of grant awards to be provided over the implementation period of the new or expanding program.
(1) Allocate funds appropriated for purposes of this subchapter;
(2) Award a one-time implementation grant under this section to an in-state based entity in this state that:(A) Is in the process of creating a new graduate medical education program; or(B) Is expanding an existing graduate medical education program;
(A) Is in the process of creating a new graduate medical education program; or
(B) Is expanding an existing graduate medical education program;
(3) Award implementation grants on a competitive basis according to the criteria adopted by the board under its rules to include without limitation consideration of the following:(A) Development of a new or expanded program with a specialty defined in the rules;(B) Increasing positions for medical specialties having a shortage within the state; and(C) Increasing graduate medical education positions in medically underserved areas in the state;
(A) Development of a new or expanded program with a specialty defined in the rules;
(B) Increasing positions for medical specialties having a shortage within the state; and
(C) Increasing graduate medical education positions in medically underserved areas in the state;
(4) Determine the number of implementation grants awarded and the amount of each implementation grant; and
(5) Determine the annual amount of grant awards and the total amount of grant awards to be provided over the implementation period of the new or expanding program.