Amendment H-1363 to HF 852

Filed April 7, 2021 in the House by

What it changes

1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: “Section
2. Section 135.176, subsection 1, Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH . d. For the period beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2026, the payment by the sponsor of medical residency program liability costs subject to provision by the sponsor of dollar-for-dollar matching funds used for payment of such costs. This paragraph shall not apply to medical residency programs to which chapter 669 applies. Sec.
3. Section 135.176, subsection 2, paragraphs e and f, Code 2021, are amended to read as follows: e. The maximum award of grant funds to a particular individual sponsor per year. An individual sponsor that establishes a new or alternative campus accredited medical residency training program as defined in subsection 1, paragraph “a” , shall not receive more than fifty percent of the state matching funds available each year to support the program. An individual sponsor proposing the provision of a new residency position within an existing accredited medical residency or fellowship training program as specified in subsection 1, paragraph “b” , or the funding of residency positions which are in excess of the federal residency cap as defined in subsection 1, paragraph “c” , or the funding of the payment by the sponsor of medical residency program liability costs subject to provision by the sponsor of dollar-for-dollar matching funds used for payment of such costs as specified in subsection 1, paragraph “d” , shall not receive more than twenty-five percent of the state matching funds available each year to support the program. f. Use of the funds awarded. Funds may be used to pay the costs of establishing, expanding, or supporting an accredited graduate medical education program as specified in this section , including but not limited to the costs associated with residency stipends and physician faculty stipends. For the period beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2026, use of the funds awarded may include payment by the sponsor of medical residency program liability costs in accordance with subsection 1, paragraph “d” , and subject to provision by the sponsor of dollar-for-dollar matching funds used for payment of such costs.”
4. Title page, by striking lines 1 through 3 and inserting “An Act relating to the payment of resident physician medical liability insurance premiums for accredited graduate medical education programs.”

Official amendment (PDF) · In the Bill Book