1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to health; establishing an occupational medicine residency grant program;
1.3 appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
1.4 144.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [144.1915] OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY GRANT
1.7PROGRAM.
1.8 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
1.9the meanings given.
1.10 (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.
1.11 (c) "Occupational medicine residency program" means a program that:
1.12 (1) is located in Minnesota;
1.13 (2) is accredited as an occupational medicine residency program or is a candidate for
1.14accreditation; and
1.15 (3) trains medical residents in the specialty of occupational medicine.
1.16 Subd. 2.Program administration.(a) The commissioner must award occupational
1.17medicine residency grants to existing, eligible, not-for-profit occupational medicine residency
1.18programs to support existing and new residency positions. Funds must be allocated first to
1.19proposed new residency positions for occupational medicine, and remaining funds must be
1.20allocated proportionally based on the number of existing residents in eligible programs. The
1.21commissioner may fund a new residency position for up to three years.
1Section 1.
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The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy 2.1 (b) Grant funds awarded under this section may only be spent to cover the costs of:
2.2 (1) establishing, maintaining, or expanding training for occupational medicine residents;
2.3 (2) recruitment, training, and retention of occupational medicine residents and faculty;
2.4 (3) travel and lodging for occupational medicine residents;
2.5 (4) salaries for occupational medicine faculty, residents, and preceptors; and
2.6 (5) training site improvements, fees, equipment, and supplies required for new residency
2.7positions for occupational medicine residents.
2.8 (c) Grant funds must not be used to supplant any other government or private funds
2.9available for these purposes.
2.10 Subd. 3.Applications.Eligible occupational medicine residency programs seeking a
2.11grant under this section must submit an application to the commissioner. The application
2.12must include objectives, a related work plan and budget, a description of the number of new
2.13and existing residency positions that will be supported using grant funds, and any additional
2.14information the commissioner determines to be necessary. The commissioner must determine
2.15whether applications are complete and responsive and may require revisions or additional
2.16information before awarding a grant.
2.17 Subd. 4.Program oversight.The commissioner must require and collect from
2.18occupational medicine residency programs receiving grants information necessary to
2.19administer and evaluate the program. The evaluation must include the scope of expansion
2.20of new residency positions and information describing specific programs to enhance existing
2.21residency positions, which may include facility improvements. The commissioner must
2.22collect data on occupational medicine residency shortages.
2.23 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
2.24 $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
2.25health for the occupational medicine residency grant program under Minnesota Statutes,
2.26section 144.1915. The commissioner may use up to $....... of this appropriation for program
2.27administration.
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