AZ HB2753

Establishes a program within the Arizona Area Health Education System to support and expand primary care residency positions at community health centers, rural health clinics, and tribal health facilities, with implementation required by May 1, 2024.

Provides support and technical assistance for starting or expanding primary care residency programs in rural areas and health professional shortage areas, including preceptor training, continuing education, and medical library access.

Appropriates $5,000,000 onetime from the state general fund in fiscal year 2023-2024 to the Arizona Area Health Education System, with up to $500,000 available for a collaborative of qualifying community health centers, rural health clinics, and tribal health facilities.

Appropriates $5,000,000 from the state general fund in each of fiscal years 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026 to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Administration for direct and indirect costs of primary care graduate medical education at qualifying facilities.

Defines "primary care" as family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, pediatric internal medicine, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, geriatrics, or general surgery.