Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-2723: Health Care Workforce Training Commission - Program

funding.

A. The Health Care Workforce Training Commission shall have the

option of utilizing available funding in excess of the amount

necessary to fund the Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program

described in Section 1-2721 of this title to fund new or expanded

primary care residency programs in rural and underserved areas of

the state. Such new or expanded primary care residency program

funding shall include but not be limited to:

1. Payments to hospitals or teaching health centers desiring to

establish new primary care residency programs. Such payments shall

be made to cover the costs of salaries, benefits and educational

costs of residents in training at the facility; or

2. Payments to hospitals or teaching health centers with

existing primary residency programs desiring to expand the number of

residents participating in those programs. Such payments shall be

made to cover the costs of salaries, benefits and educational costs

of residents in training at the facility.

B. Provisions of this section shall be subject to the

promulgated rules of the Commission.