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6-82-2004. Priority of planning grants — Adjustment of amounts.
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6-82-2004. Priority of planning grants — Adjustment of amounts.
(a) If the Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board determines that the number of first-year residency positions proposed by eligible applicants under § 6-82-2003 exceeds the amount of funding appropriated for the planning grants under this subchapter, the board:
(1) May give priority for up to fifty percent (50%) of the funded first-year residency positions to be in primary care or other critical shortage areas in this state; and
(2) Shall not reduce planning grant amounts awarded for each resident position, but may proportionately reduce the number of positions funded for each graduate medical education program.
(b) If the board determines that, based on the applications it has received for planning grants under § 6-82-2003, the entire appropriation for planning grants under this subchapter shall not be awarded for a particular year, the board may transfer and use the funds appropriated to award planning grants under § 6-82-2002.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-82-2004
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6-82-2004. Priority of planning grants — Adjustment of amounts.
(a) If the Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board determines that the number of first-year residency positions proposed by eligible applicants under § 6-82-2003 exceeds the amount of funding appropriated for the planning grants under this subchapter, the board:
(1) May give priority for up to fifty percent (50%) of the funded first-year residency positions to be in primary care or other critical shortage areas in this state; and
(2) Shall not reduce planning grant amounts awarded for each resident position, but may proportionately reduce the number of positions funded for each graduate medical education program.
(b) If the board determines that, based on the applications it has received for planning grants under § 6-82-2003, the entire appropriation for planning grants under this subchapter shall not be awarded for a particular year, the board may transfer and use the funds appropriated to award planning grants under § 6-82-2002.
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6-82-2002. Planning grants — Definition.
(a) As used in this subchapter, a “planning grant” is a grant awarded by the Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board to eligible entities and individuals under this subchapter.
(b) The board shall:
(1) Allocate funds appropriated for purposes of this subchapter;
(2) Award a one-time planning grant under this section to an entity in this state that:
(A) Has never had a graduate medical education program; and
(B) Is eligible for Medicare funding of graduate medical education;
(3) Award planning grants on a competitive basis according to the criteria adopted by the board under its rules; and
(4) Determine the number of planning grants awarded and the amount of each planning grant.
(c)(1) An application for a planning grant under this section shall be submitted by an entity to the board no later than July 15 of the year preceding the year for which the planning grant will be used.
(2) The board shall award a planning grant to an eligible entity under this section no later than August 15 of the year in which the eligible entity's application was submitted.
(d) An entity that is awarded a planning grant under this section and establishes additional first-year residency positions after the receipt of a planning grant is eligible for additional funds for each position established.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-82-2002
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-82-2002. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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6-82-2003. Planning grants for program expansion or new programs.
(a) The Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board shall award planning grants to enable entities with existing graduate medical education programs to:
(1) Increase the number of first-year residency positions; and
(2) Provide for the establishment of new graduate medical education programs with first-year residency positions.
(b) The board shall determine the number of planning grants awarded under this section and the amount of each planning grant awarded under this section.
(c) A planning grant under this section shall be used to support the direct resident costs to the graduate medical education program, including without limitation stipends and benefits.
(d) An entity applying for a planning grant under this section shall:
(1) Include a plan for receiving accreditation for the increased number of residency positions or for the new graduate medical education program, as applicable; and
(2) Be submitted to the board no later than October 1 preceding the academic year for which the planning grant is made.
(e) The board shall:
(1) Award a planning grant under this section no later than January 1 of the year in which the planning grant will be used; and
(2) Distribute a planning grant amount for a residency position under this section only upon receiving verification that the applicable residency position has been filled.
(f)(1) A planning grant awarded under this section shall be in effect for no more than three (3) consecutive fiscal years.
(2) For each first-year residency position for which an entity with a graduate medical education program receives an initial planning grant under this section, the board shall award the entity with the graduate medical education pr
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-82-2003
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-82-2003. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.