Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 195-10-.02 - Preventive Medicine Residency Capitation Funding
(1) For the annual provision of capitation
funds to designated Preventive Medicine 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 Preventive Medicine
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., National Health Services Corp., etc.), or other activity of
those residents completing their medical education and training at the medical
school or Preventive Medicine Residency Program.
(ii) Medical Schools/Preventive Medicine
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
five-years post-graduation.
(e) Development and maintenance of procedures
to encourage residents to establish practices in areas of Georgia where unmet
need exists for preventive medicine physicians; and collaboration to maximize
state resources, where appropriate, to carry out said activities.
(2) Payment Process. Based on the
Resident Monthly Updates submitted by the Preventive Medicine Residency
Program, the Board shall authorize disbursement of preventive medicine
residency capitation funding in quarterly installments.
(a) The Program shall report on the Resident
Monthly Updates, resident's name, social security number, anticipated date of
graduation, post-graduate year, and indication of resident participation during
report period. Such reports shall be submitted no later than the tenth (10) day
of the following month.
(b)
Capitation payment shall not be made for any one resident in excess of
twenty-four months.
(c) Payment
will not be made for any resident on an unpaid leave of absence.
(d) Payment for a resident who must extend
his/her training over a period in excess of two-years (2) will be authorized by
the Board pending availability of funds.
(3) State Audit. The Medical School and/or
Preventive Medicine Residency Program shall be subject to an audit of the
financial records relating to the Preventive Medicine Residency Capitation
Funding upon request of the Board or other duly authorized officer or employee
of the State of Georgia upon reasonable request. For this purpose, the Medical
School and/or Preventive Medicine Residency Program shall:
(a) Maintain for three (3) years after
receipt of Preventive Medicine Residency Capitation Funding, all directly
pertinent books, documents, papers, and records involving related
transactions;
(b) To account for
the State funds received through the Preventive Medicine Residency Capitation
Agreement in the next "Certified Independent Auditors Report" or in "Audited
Financial Statements" of the Hospital.
(c) Retain sufficient records for the conduct
of an audit for any year for which payments are in dispute until such dispute
is resolved;
(d) Be subject to
reduction in payment of Preventive Medicine Residency Capitation Funding based
on the findings of a state audit disallowing any previous such payment;
and
(e) Maintain a permanent
personnel file on each resident who graduates from the Program which shall
include a record of the resident's experience during the training period and
evaluations of their performance by faculty and other supervisors.
(4) Retention of Graduates. The
practice location of graduates will be monitored by the Board for five (5)
years from date of graduation. In the event retention of graduates practicing
in Georgia should fall below an acceptable number, over any five (5)
consecutive year period, the Board shall have the authority to adjust the rate
of capitation paid to said Program. The acceptable rate of retention will be
determined by the Board from time to time and set forth in the Agreement
between the Board and the Medical School and/or Preventive Medicine Residency
Program.
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