(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.