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Committee endorses bill to expand clinical training sites and loan program to final-year residents and fellows
Summary
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted to give Senate Bill 130 a favorable recommendation to expand qualifying institutions for state medical-education support and to let final-year residents and fellows participate in the state’s service-cancelable loan program.
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted to give Senate Bill 130 a favorable recommendation to expand the state’s medical education support and the Health Care Workforce Board’s service-cancelable loan program, the committee heard.
The bill amends provisions in Title 31 to change the term “designated teaching hospital” to “designated institution,” allowing entities that contract with the state and that have a Medicare/Medicaid CMS number — including federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and standalone clinics that host accredited programs — to qualify for up to $10,000 per year in Department of Community Health support for each resident participating in Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)–approved…
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