2015 Indiana Code
TITLE 21. HIGHER EDUCATION
ARTICLE 44. MEDICAL EDUCATION SYSTEM
CHAPTER 7. GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION BOARD AND FUND
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IC 21-44-7
Chapter 7. Graduate Medical Education Board and Fund
IC 21-44-7-1
Application of definitions
Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:
(1) "Board" refers to the graduate medical education board
established by section 2 of this chapter.
(2) "Fund" refers to the graduate medical education fund
established by section 8 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.190-2015, SEC.4.
IC 21-44-7-2
Graduate medical education board established; purpose
Sec. 2. The graduate medical education board is established for the
following purposes:
(1) To provide funding for residents not funded by the federal
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
(2) To provide technical assistance for entities that wish to
establish a residency program, including the following:
(A) Entities that are not licensed hospitals.
(B) Federally qualified health centers.
(3) To provide startup funding for entities that wish to establish
a residency program.
As added by P.L.190-2015, SEC.4.
IC 21-44-7-3
Appointment of members; terms
Sec. 3. (a) The board is comprised of ten (10) members appointed
by the governor as follows:
(1) One (1) member representing the Indiana University School
of Medicine.
(2) One (1) member representing a regional medical school
campus of the Indiana University School of Medicine.
(3) One (1) member representing the Marian University College
of Osteopathic Medicine.
(4) One (1) member representing the Indiana State Medical
Association.
(5) One (1) member representing the Indiana Osteopathic
Medical Association.
(6) One (1) member representing the Indiana Primary Health
Care Association.
(7) One (1) member representing a teaching hospital in the
Indiana Hospital Association.
(8) One (1) member representing a nonteaching hospital in the
Indiana Hospital Association.
(9) Two (2) members who are medical directors of residency
programs.
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(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a member appointed to
the board shall serve for a term of two (2) years. Except as provided
in subsection (c), the term of a member appointed under subsection
(a)(1) through (a)(4) begins on January 1 of an odd-numbered year.
The term of a member appointed under subsection (a)(5) through
(a)(9) begins on January 1 of an even-numbered year.
(c) This subsection applies to a member appointed under
subsection (a)(1) through (a)(4) before January 1, 2016. A member
to whom this subsection applies serves for a term of one (1) year
beginning January 1, 2016.
(d) The governor shall make appointments to the board at the
following times:
(1) The governor shall make the initial appointments to the
board before January 1, 2016.
(2) Before the end of each year after 2015, the governor shall
appoint members to the board to succeed those members whose
terms are scheduled to expire at the end of the year.
(3) When a member resigns or is otherwise unable to complete
the member's term, the governor shall appoint a member to
serve the remaining term of the member who has resigned or
who is otherwise unable to complete the member's term.
As added by P.L.190-2015, SEC.4.
IC 21-44-7-4
Commission for higher education provides staff; chairperson
Sec. 4. (a) The commission for higher education shall provide staff
for the board. The commission shall call the first meeting of the board
and notify members of the board.
(b) The board members shall designate a chairperson from among
themselves. The member designated as the chairperson continues to
serve as chairperson until the earlier of:
(1) the first anniversary of the chairperson's designation under
this section; or
(2) the date on which the chairperson's term expires.
(c) The board shall meet at the call of the chairperson or at the call
of a majority of the appointed members.
As added by P.L.190-2015, SEC.4.
IC 21-44-7-5
Voting
Sec. 5. An affirmative vote of at least six (6) members is necessary
in order for the board to take any official action.
As added by P.L.190-2015, SEC.4.
IC 21-44-7-6
Contract with consultants to develop graduate medical education
expansion plan
Sec. 6. The board may contract with consultants to develop a
graduate medical education expansion plan.
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As added by P.L.190-2015, SEC.4.
IC 21-44-7-7
Awarding grants to fund infrastructure costs; requiring financial
participation; prohibit distribution of funds to fund residency slots
Sec. 7. (a) The board may award grants to fund infrastructure costs
for an entity to expand graduate medical education.
(b) The board may require an entity receiving a grant described in
this section to financially participate in the infrastructure expenses in
an amount not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the
infrastructure expenses.
(c) The board may not distribute funds under this chapter to
directly fund residency slots.
As added by P.L.190-2015, SEC.4.
IC 21-44-7-8
Graduate medical education fund; matching funds requirement
Sec. 8. (a) The graduate medical education fund is established
within the state treasury. Subject to subsection (b), money in the fund
is to be used for the purposes specified in sections 2(1), 2(3), and 7
of this chapter.
(b) Except as provided in section 7(b) of this chapter, a recipient
of money from the fund must agree to provide matching funds equal
to at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the money provided.
(c) The fund consists of the following:
(1) Appropriations by the general assembly.
(2) Grants.
(3) Gifts.
(d) The board shall administer the fund.
(e) The expenses of administering the fund may be paid from the
fund.
(f) Money in the fund that is not needed to meet the obligations of
the fund may be invested in the manner that other public money is
invested. Interest or other investment returns on money in the fund
become part of the fund.
(g) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
revert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.190-2015, SEC.4.
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