63C-8-104 - Duties of council. - Utah Statutes

63C-8-104. Duties of council.
The council shall:
(1) submit an application in accordance with federal law for a demonstration project tothe Health Care Financing Administration before December 31, 1997, for the purpose ofreceiving and disbursing federal funds for direct and indirect graduate medical educationexpenses;
(2) seek private and public contributions for the program;
(3) study and recommend options for financing graduate medical education to the StateBoard of Regents and the Legislature;
(4) advise the State Board of Regents and the Legislature on the status and needs ofhealth care professionals in training;
(5) determine the method for reimbursing institutions that sponsor health careprofessionals in training;
(6) determine the number and type of positions for health care professionals in trainingfor which program money may be used; and
(7) distribute program money for graduate medical education in a manner that:
(a) prepares postgraduate medical residents, as defined by the accreditation council ongraduate medical education, for inpatient, outpatient, hospital, community, and geographicallydiverse settings;
(b) encourages the coordination of interdisciplinary clinical training among health careprofessionals in training;
(c) promotes stable funding for the clinical training of health care professionals intraining; and
(d) only funds accredited clinical training programs.

Enacted by Chapter 202, 1997 General Session