HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2696
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to physician shortage.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  (a)  There is established a three-year demonstration project to be known as the "rural health care residency project."  The demonstration project shall be developed and administered by the University of Hawaii John A. Burns school of medicine's department of family medicine and community health, and supported by private funds.

     (b)  The purpose of the demonstration project is to attract out-of-state physicians to receive a residency position in exchange for their services in rural areas of the state.

     (c)  Applicants shall meet the following minimum requirements to qualify for the demonstration project:

     (1)  Pass steps 1 and 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE);

     (2)  Meet requirements to work in the United States without sponsorship;

     (3)  Be willing to enter residency programs for specialties experiencing shortages; and

     (4)  Practice medicine in rural areas of the state for a minimum of three years.

     (d)  The University of Hawaii John A. Burns school of medicine's department of family medicine and community health shall submit a report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular sessions of 2011, 2012, and 2013, on the status and effectiveness of the demonstration project.

     SECTION 2.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2010, and shall be repealed on July 1, 2013.

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

 

 

Report Title:

Physician Shortage; Rural Areas; Demonstration Project

 

Description:

Establishes a three-year demonstration project to be administered by the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine's Department of Family Medicine and Community Health to attract out-of-state physicians to residency programs that provide services to rural areas of the state.

 

 

 

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