MN SF4160

Medical school is requested to establish a four-year rural residency training program in obstetrics and gynecology with at least 20 percent of training occurring in rural clinics and community hospitals.

Medical school is requested to establish a rural geriatrics rotation for internal medicine and family medicine residents providing training in rural clinics, community hospitals, and nursing facilities.

University of Minnesota School of Nursing is requested to establish a two-year rural residency program for nurses with less than one year of experience in geriatrics and obstetrics and gynecology, including classroom, peer support, and clinical components.

Commissioner of health shall award grants to health clinics and hospitals in designated rural areas (outside the seven-county metropolitan area and excluding Duluth, Mankato, Moorhead, Rochester, and St. Cloud) to reduce out-of-pocket payments for prenatal care for women with high deductible health plans.

Grant recipients must report on prenatal care provision and the commissioner must evaluate the program's effectiveness and make results available to the public.