S-3069

   Amend House File 516, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, as follows:
   1.  Page 1, line 3, before <Adopt> by inserting <a.>
   2.  Page 1, after line 9 by inserting: 
   <b.  Adopt a policy that gives priority for admission to residents of Iowa who apply for the college of medicine in the doctor of medicine program or the college of dentistry at the state university of Iowa. 
   c.  Adopt a policy requiring an application for admission to the college of medicine in the doctor of medicine program or the college of dentistry at the state university of Iowa, or for a residency at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics to include an applicant attestation that includes all of the following:
   (1)  I was born in Iowa or graduated from an Iowa high school.
   (2)  I have family members or in-laws who reside in Iowa, or I graduated from a public or private university, a college, or a community college located in Iowa.
   (3)  I have resided in a rural community that has similar characteristics to similarly sized rural Iowa communities such as demographics or health disparities.
   (4)  None of the above apply to me; however, I am interested in practicing in Iowa after graduation.
   (5)  None of the above apply to me; however, I am interested in attending the college of medicine in the doctor of medicine program or pursuing a residency at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics.
   d.  Require the state university of Iowa and the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics to submit an annual report to the general assembly that contains, for the immediately preceding calendar year, all of the following:
   (1)  The number of applicants who are residents of Iowa who were accepted to the college of medicine in the doctor of medicine program.
   (2)  The number of applicants who are residents of Iowa who were accepted to the college of dentistry.
   (3)  The number of applicants who are residents of Iowa who were accepted for a residency at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics.
   (4)  The number of applicants who are residents of Iowa who were not accepted to the college of medicine in the doctor of medicine program, and a brief statement related to why each applicant was denied.
   (5)  The number of applicants who are residents of Iowa who were not accepted to the college of dentistry, and a brief statement related to why each applicant was denied.
   (6)  The number of applicants who are residents of Iowa who were not accepted for a residency at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics, and a brief statement related to why each applicant was denied.
   e.  For purposes of this subsection, “resident of Iowa” means any of the following:
   (1)  An individual who graduated from an Iowa high school.
   (2)  An individual who has lived in Iowa for at least four consecutive years immediately preceding the date the individual applies for admission to the college of medicine in the doctor of medicine program or the college of dentistry at the state university of Iowa, or for a residency at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics.>
   3.  Page 2, line 5, by striking <the state> and inserting <Iowa>
   4.  Page 2, line 7, after <residents> by inserting <of Iowa>
   5.  Page 2, after line 9 by inserting: 
   <c.  For purposes of this subsection, “resident of Iowa” means the same as defined in section 262.9, subsection 39.>

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COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

MIKE KLIMESH, CHAIRPERSON