26B-4-711. Residency grant program.
(1) As used in this section: "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. "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. "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: provide the proposed specialty area for each grant funded residency position; identify where the grant funded residency position will provide care; provide proof that the residency program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; or identify what actions need to occur for the proposed residency program to become accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; identify how a grant funded residency position will be funded once the residency program exhausts the grant money; agree to implement selection processes for a residency position that treat applicants from D.O. programs and applicants from M.D. programs equally; agree to provide information identified by UMEC that relates to post-residency employment outcomes for individuals who work in grant funded residency positions; and 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: address a workforce shortage, occurring in Utah, for a specialty; or serve an underserved population, including a rural population.
(5) An applicant that receives a grant under this section may apply, every two years, to renew the grant for two years. An applicant to renew a grant under Subsection (5)(a) shall provide a statement that: the applicant applied for federal funding and was not awarded federal funding in an amount that fully funds each grant funded residency position; or the funding the applicant described in Subsection (3)(d) is unavailable to the applicant.
(6) Each November 1 until November 2026 and then every three years thereafter, the Health Workforce Advisory Council, in consultation with UMEC, shall provide a written report to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee and the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee describing: which sponsoring institutions received a grant; the number of residency positions created; and for each residency position created: the type of specialty; where the residency position provides care; and an estimated date of when a grant funded residency position will no longer need grant funding.