Section 110 ILCS 935/4.02 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:
(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;(b) preference for programs which are located away from communities in which medical schools are located; and(c) preference for programs located in hospitals having affiliation agreements with medical schools located within the State. In distributing such funds, the Department may also consider as secondary criteria whether a residency program has:
(1) Adequate courses of instruction in the behavioral sciences;(2) Availability and systematic utilization of opportunities for residents to gain experience through local health departments or other preventive or occupational medical facilities;(3) A continuing program of community-oriented research in such areas as risk factors in community populations, immunization levels, environmental hazards, or occupational hazards;(4) Sufficient mechanisms for maintenance of quality training, such as peer review, systematic progress reviews, referral system, and maintenance of adequate records; and(5) An appropriate course of instruction in societal, institutional, and economic conditions affecting a rural health care practice.Amended by P.A. 101-0118,§ 10, eff. 7/22/2019.