Okla. Admin. Code § 540:1-3-3

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 540:1-3-3 - Powers, duties, and responsibilities of Commission

As defined in Section 697.5 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Health Care Workforce Training Commission, in order to perform its official function in establishing and administering physician training programs [70:697.5] to meet the physician and health care workforce needs in Oklahoma, shall have the following specific powers, duties, and responsibilities: [70:697.5]

(1)To review all available data on health care workforce in Oklahoma in order to determine the current and projected distribution of physicians by geographic location and by type of practice, and, to accomplish this review, the Commission shall obtain information from and work in conjunction with the State Department of Health and all other agencies which gather data and evaluate health care workforce needs. [70:697.5(1)] The Commission shall fully utilize the resources of its Health Care Workforce Databank.

(2)To serve as an agent to advise hospitals, clinics, and communities on setting up and planning internship and residency programs which emphasize the provision of additional primary care physicians to service the rural areas of Oklahoma with primary care specialties to be defined to include training in the area of internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, emergency trauma, and family practice. [70:697.5(3)]

(3)To administer and determine the specific level of funding and the priorities used for granting state support to approved hospitals and clinical situations, in cooperation with the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine-Tulsa and the Oklahoma College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery for approved hospital physician training programs for interns and residents and to recommend to the Governor and the Oklahoma Legislature the total funds needed to carry out the purpose of this program. [70:697.5(8)]

(4) To administer and determine the level of funding to be requested for the following programs of the Health Care Workforce Training Commission:

(A) the Oklahoma Community Physician Education Scholarship Program Fund, [70:625.11]

(B) the Community Match Rural Scholarship Incentive Program, [70:625.13]

(C) the program of physician and health care workforce placement services, [70:697.5(12)]

(D) the Nursing Student Assistance Program, [70:697.17]

(E) the Physician Assistant Scholarship Program, [70:697.21] and

(F) the Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program. [63:1-2721]

(5) To negotiate and enter into agreements or contracts with local, state, or federal agencies or institutions or other instrumentalities as may be authorized by statute or as necessary for performance of duties.

(6)To employ a director and any staff personnel required to administer the funding of approved physician training programs and to contract with other state agencies and institutions to conduct and to perform specified services, functions and aspects in administering state funds. [70:697.5(9)]

Okla. Admin. Code § 540:1-3-3

Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1767, eff 5-11-98

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/11/2022

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 24, September 1, 2023, eff. 9/11/2023