MN HF4781

Commissioner of health must award grants to existing, eligible, not-for-profit occupational medicine residency programs located in Minnesota that are accredited or candidates for accreditation.

New residency positions receive funding priority, with remaining funds allocated proportionally based on the number of existing residents in eligible programs; new positions may be funded for up to three years.

Grant funds may only be used for training establishment and expansion, recruitment and retention of residents and faculty, travel and lodging, salaries, and facility improvements and equipment for new positions.

Grant recipients must submit applications including objectives, work plans, budgets, and details on new and existing residency positions; the commissioner must evaluate applications for completeness and may require additional information.

An unspecified amount from the general fund is appropriated for fiscal year 2025 to the commissioner of health for the grant program, with a portion available for program administration costs.