| (1) |
For the annual provision of capitation
funds to designated General Surgery Residency Programs, the Board requires the
following conditions be met:
| (a) |
Notification
of the total number of residents to be trained during an academic
year; |
| (b) |
Maintenance of approval
of the Program by the ACGME; |
| (c) |
Compliance with all Board guidelines, rules, and regulations; |
| (d) |
Submission of all reports including, but
not limited to, a graduate practice location report, and such other documents
as may be reasonably required by the Board and/or outlined in the Georgia Board
of Health Care Workforce Report Guidelines;
| 1. |
Practice Location of Graduates. The Medical School and/or General Surgery
Residency Program shall annually submit a report to the Board indicating the
practice location of each graduate to assist the Board in evaluating the
effectiveness of the Program in meeting the need for physicians in Georgia.
| (i) |
Graduate practice location reports shall
be due no later than September 1st of each year and
include the practice location (city/state), additional training being pursued
(e.g., fellowship), military service obligation, other state or federal service
obligation (e.g., Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, National Health
Services Corp, etc.), or other activity of those residents completing their
medical education and training at the Medical School or General Surgery
Residency Program. |
| (ii) |
The Medical
Schools and/or General Surgery Residency Programs shall be expected to monitor,
update, and report to the Board, any changes in the practice status of
graduates for a period of three years post-graduation. |
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| (e) |
Development and maintenance of
procedures to encourage residents to establish practices in areas of Georgia
where unmet need exists for General Surgery physicians; and collaboration to
maximize state resources, where appropriate, to carry out said
activities. |
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