Funding of the Programs to Increase General and Family Physician Training Opportunities

PURPOSE: This rule establishes criteria for funding family physician training opportunities authorized by section 191.585, RSMo (1986). (1) Applications may be submitted to the Department of Health from an approved family practice residency program or an approved general rotating internship program for funds for the operation and administration of a new or existing family practice residency program or a general rotating internship program. Funds shall be used for the support of faculty, interns, residents and other employees; for supplies, equipment and incidental expenses as may be needed for the program; and for construction and renovation of new family practice offices utilized in approved programs. Applications also may be submitted to the Department of Health by an approved family practice residency program or an approved general rotating internship program or by a hospital to request funds for planning of a family practice residency program or a general rotating internship program. (2) Applicants may obtain application forms and instructions from the director of the Missouri Department of Health. The deadline for submission of the completed applications will be at the discretion of the director of the Department of Health annually. (3) Approval of any application will be based on an analysis of these factors—the potential effectiveness of the proposed project in carrying out activities authorized in section 191.585, RSMo (1987); the extent of responsiveness to the project requirements, guidelines and application requirements; the administrative and management capability of the applicant to carry out the proposed project in a cost-effective manner; and the qualifications of the proposed staff and faculty of the unit. (4) Funds may be awarded for all or specific portions of activities or programs included in an application. (5) One (1) year following receipt of each grant award the recipient organization shall provide the Missouri Department of Health a written narrative status evaluation of the program for which the grant was received. Interim reports may be required by the Missouri Department of Health in those instances where the applicant requests consideration for additional grants for continuation of the same program. Interim reports and access to fiscal and performance information necessary to evaluate the grantee’s performance shall be available to the Missouri Department of Health to insure that the grantee has expended the funds granted for the purposes stated in the grant application. AUTHORITY: section 191.580, RSMo 1986.* This rule was previously filed as 13 CSR 50-171.010 and 19 CSR 50-1.020. Original rule filed June 27, 1980, effective Oct. 11, 1980. Amended: Filed April 8, 1988, effective June 27, 1988. Changed to 19 CSR 10-3.020 July 30, 1998. *Original authority: 191.580, RSMo 1979, amended 1987