HB4073 Summary

• Establishes the Medical Residency Education Fund as a special fund in the State treasury to expand graduate medical education opportunities in areas with unmet physician needs.

• Requires the State Board of Education to create a program providing funding for medical residency positions not covered by federal Medicare/Medicaid, technical assistance for entities establishing residency programs, and startup funding for new programs.

• Directs the State Healthcare Workforce Council to coordinate health workforce education and training, develop priorities for graduate medical education, review applications, and make funding recommendations to the Board of Higher Education.

• Prioritizes funding for residency programs that graduate physicians who practice in medically underserved areas and locate their main training sites in medically underserved areas.

• Amends the Comprehensive Healthcare Workforce Planning Act to require the Council to work with medical education programs, health professions, and consumer representatives on workforce development priorities including primary care and behavioral health specialties.