Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 195-4-.03 - Family Medicine Residency Capitation Funding
(1) For the annual provision of capitation
funds to established Family Medicine Residency Programs, the Board requires the
following conditions to be met:
(a)
Specification of the total number of residents to be trained during a
year;
(b) Maintenance of approval
of the Program by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Education;
(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 teaching hospital and/or Family 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., Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, National Health
Services Corp.), or other activity of those residents completing their medical
education and training at the teaching hospital or Family Medicine Residency
Program.
(ii) Teaching
hospitals/Family 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 family 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 Family Medicine Residency Program,
the Board shall authorize disbursement of Family 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 payments shall not be made for
any one resident in excess of thirty-six months.
(c) Payment will not be made for any resident
on an unpaid leave of absence.
(d)
If a resident must extend his/her training over a period in excess of three
years, payment will be authorized by the Board pending availability of
funds.
(3) State Audit.
The Teaching Hospital and/or Family Medicine Residency Program shall be subject
to an audit of the financial records relating to Family 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 Teaching Hospital and/or Family Medicine Residency Program shall:
(a) Maintain for three (3) years after
receipt of Family 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 Family 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
Family 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. Practice
status/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 Teaching Hospital and/or Family Medicine Residency
Program.
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