KRS 164.929: Sponsorship of residency positions -- Approval of sites -- Funding priority

-- Policies and procedures for determination of allocation.

(1) All new residency positions shall be sponsored by the University of Kentucky or the

University of Louisville. T he residency positions created by KRS 164.927 shall be

served in sites approved by the appropriate specialty board for certification and by

the Council on Postsecondary Education.

(2) Funding priority shall be given to programs in which all or a portion of the

residency occurs in sites away from both the University of Kentucky and the

University of Louisville.

(3) Each individual serving a residency under KRS 164.927 shall, within the total

period of residency, undertake a minimum of three (3) months educat ion in a

community facility in Kentucky outside the counties of Fayette and Jefferson, or in

any institution serving a medically underserved community as designated by the

United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, subject to the approval

of the certifying board in each specialty, provided however that not more than

twenty-five percent (25%) of the individuals from each university funded under this

section shall be permitted to satisfy the three (3) month requirement in a medically

underserved area in the counties of Fayette and Jefferson.

(4) The University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville shall recommend

policies and procedures for determining the allocation of new residency positions

for approval by the Council on Postsecondary Education using the following

criteria:

(a) The available or expected number and types of qualified faculty necessary for

the proper degree of supervision and teaching;

(b) The scope and volume of patient care;

(c) The amount of available physical facilities;

(d) The current number and types of residency positions offered at each

university;

(e) Regional needs for the manpower trained under the provisions of KRS

164.927 to 164.933;

(f) The extent of involvement in education in primary care in ambulatory ca re

settings; and

(g) Any other criteria which may be developed by the University of Kentucky and

the University of Louisville and accepted by the Council on Postsecondary

Education.