Bill Summary for H 1002 (2017-2018)

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Jun 6 2018

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
House Bill 1002 (Public) Filed Wednesday, May 23, 2018
AN ACT TO STUDY MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND MEDICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
Intro. by Lambeth, Horn, Dobson, Johnson.

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House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Adds the Duke University School of Medicine, the Wake Forest School of Medicine, and the Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine to the schools that will collaborate in developing the report on medical education programs and medical residency programs. Requires the report to also include detailed information about caps for Medicare-funded graduate medical education positions. Specifies that the report should address caps on medical student, residency, and intern slots, and caps on Medicare-funded graduate medical education positions. Requires the report to address the effect of these caps on addressing health workforce needs in North Carolina.