Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) To be considered
for a Family Practice Residency Operational Grant, a medical school, licensed
hospital, or nonprofit corporation operating in Texas requesting an Operational
Grant must at a minimum:
(1) Show that the
residency program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education (ACGME) as a family practice residency program;
(2) Conform to Coordinating Board criteria
and expenditure reporting guidelines for a Family Practice Residency
Operational Grant;
(3) Provide
evidence that the residency program has been operational for three or more
academic years immediately preceding the application for funds;
(4) Document continuing local financial
support for the program;
(5)
Document expenditures and revenue for the program to substantiate funding
needs; and
(6) Submit annual
progress reports on the training program to the Coordinating Board that
demonstrate the training program's efforts to recruit residents likely to
practice in medically underserved areas of the state and the program's
encouragement of residents to enter practice in medically underserved areas of
the state.
(b) A Faculty
Support Grant may be provided to a medical school, licensed hospital, or
nonprofit corporation operating in Texas to operate and maintain the Family
Practice Faculty Development Center. The Center may be supported through
federal, state, and other funds. To be considered for a Faculty Support Grant,
a medical school, licensed hospital, or nonprofit corporation operating in
Texas must:
(1) Conform to Coordinating Board
guidelines for Family Practice Residency Faculty Support Grant
Programs;
(2) Give evidence that
the program to be funded has been operational for three or more academic years
immediately preceding the application for funding; and
(3) Report on the expenditure of Faculty
Support Grant funds in the Annual Expenditure Report.
(c) Requirements for Rural or Public Health
Reimbursement Grants. To be reimbursed for a family practice resident's rural
or public health rotation, a Texas family practice residency program must:
(1) Submit notification of a resident's
intent to complete a rural or public health rotation, two-months prior to the
beginning of the rotation;
(2)
Provide evidence that the program sponsored a resident in a rural or public
health rotation;
(3) Submit
evaluations and request for funds upon completion of the rotation;
(4) Document expenditures for reimbursement
in accordance with Board guidelines; and
(5) Report on receipt and expenditures
information on completed rural or public health rotations on the Annual
Expenditure Report.
