Section 26B-4-711 - Residency grant program(1) As used in this section:(a) "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.(b) "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.(c) "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:(a) provide the proposed specialty area for each grant funded residency position;(b) identify where the grant funded residency position will provide care;(c)(i) provide proof that the residency program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; or(ii) identify what actions need to occur for the proposed residency program to become accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education;(d) identify how a grant funded residency position will be funded once the residency program exhausts the grant money;(e) agree to implement selection processes for a residency position that treat applicants from D.O. programs and applicants from M.D. programs equally;(f) agree to provide information identified by UMEC that relates to post-residency employment outcomes for individuals who work in grant funded residency positions; and(g) 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:(a) address a workforce shortage, occurring in Utah, for a specialty; or(b) serve an underserved population, including a rural population.(5)(a) An applicant that receives a grant under this section may apply, every two years, to renew the grant for two years.(b) An applicant to renew a grant under Subsection (5)(a) shall provide a statement that: (i) the applicant applied for federal funding and was not awarded federal funding in an amount that fully funds each grant funded residency position: or(ii) 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: (a) which sponsoring institutions received a grant;(b) the number of residency positions created; and(c) for each residency position created: (i) the type of specialty;(ii) where the residency position provides care; and(iii) an estimated date of when a grant funded residency position will no longer need grant funding.Amended by Chapter TBD, 2024 General Session ,§ 15, eff. 5/1/2024.Amended by Chapter TBD, 2024 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/1/2024.Renumbered from § 26-69-407 Chapter 307, 2023 General Session ,§ 164, eff. 5/3/2023.Added by Chapter 154, 2022 General Session ,ss.§1, §5 eff. 5/4/2022.