H-1222

   Amend House File 532, as passed by the House, as follows:
   1.  Page 1, by striking line 12 and inserting <offer persons to whom a primary care, including psychiatry, residency position is awarded, the>
   2.  Page 1, line 16, by striking <CANDIDATES. The university of Iowa hospitals and> and inserting <CANDIDATES —— FOURTH YEAR ELECTIVES.>
   3.  Page 1, before line 17 by inserting: 
   <1.  The university of Iowa hospitals and>
   4.  Page 1, by striking lines 23 and 24 and inserting <hospitals and clinics shall also provide persons to whom a primary care, including psychiatry, residency position is awarded, the opportunity to participate in>
   5.  Page 1, after line 26 by inserting: 
   <2.  The university of Iowa carver college of medicine shall review the feasibility of offering additional fourth-year electives to students attending Des Moines university.
   Sec. ___.  PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE STUDY.  The university of Iowa carver college of medicine shall conduct a study regarding the state’s workforce challenges related to the recruitment and retention of primary and specialty care physicians. The study shall include, at a minimum, an examination of current physician workforce data, the identification of projected physician workforce shortages by region of the state, and an analysis of the availability of residency positions, and shall specifically emphasize the recruitment and retention of physicians in rural Iowa. The university of Iowa carver college of medicine shall submit a report of the findings of the study and policy recommendations to address physician workforce needs to the governor and the general assembly by January 15, 2020.>
   6.  Title page, line 1, after <the> by inserting <physician workforce in the state including the>
   7.  By renumbering as necessary.