{"data":{"id":"us-il/110-ilcs-935-4.02","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"110 ILCS 935/4.02","heading":"","body":"To determine the procedures for the distribution of the funds to residency programs, including the establishment of eligibility criteria in accordance with the following guidelines:\n(a) preference for programs which are to be established at locations which exhibit potential for extending eligible health care provider availability to Designated Shortage Areas;\n(b) preference for programs which are located away from communities in which medical schools are located; and\n(c) preference for programs located in hospitals having affiliation agreements with medical schools located within the State.\nIn distributing such funds, the Department may also consider as secondary criteria whether a residency program has:\n(1) Adequate courses of instruction in the behavioral sciences;\n(2) Availability and systematic utilization of opportunities for residents to gain experience through local health departments or other preventive or occupational medical facilities;\n(3) A continuing program of community-oriented research in such areas as risk factors in community populations, immunization levels, environmental hazards, or occupational hazards;\n(4) Sufficient mechanisms for maintenance of quality training, such as peer review, systematic progress reviews, referral system, and maintenance of adequate records; and\n(5) An appropriate course of instruction in societal, institutional, and economic conditions affecting a rural health care practice.","path":["CHAPTER 110 HIGHER EDUCATION","Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1158\u0026ChapterID=18\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:28Z","sha256":"df260de7ac0b78f68455e4c9727012856298cf6e4541b86ff9b6c90a5265da19","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/110-ilcs-935-4.01","next":"us-il/110-ilcs-935-4.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}