Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 387 First Substitute (2024GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Eliason, S.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/14/2024

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• allows an entity that has previously been awarded a residency grant to submit information to be able to renew the grant.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Steve Eliason
Senate Sponsor: 
 Evan J. Vickers
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill makes changes to a residency grant program to allow for the renewal of a
previously awarded grant. 
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ allows an entity that has previously been awarded a residency grant to submit
information to be able to renew the grant.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
26B-4-711
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 307
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
26B-4-711
 is amended to read:
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.
[
(5)
] 
(6)
 [
Before November 1, 2023, and each November 1 thereafter,
] 
On or before
November 1 of each year,
 UMEC shall provide a written report to the Higher Education
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.
Section 2. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.