House File 2371 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY HEATON, RASMUSSEN, HUSEMAN, and ANDERSON Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to providing psychiatric residency positions at 2 the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics and providing an 3 appropriation. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5087HH 82 6 pf/nh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 1 2 HOSPITALS == APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated from the 1 3 general fund of the state to the state board of regents for 1 4 distribution to the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics 1 5 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 1 6 30, 2009, the following amount or so much thereof as is 1 7 necessary for the purpose designated: 1 8 For a minimum of 14 additional psychiatric residency 1 9 positions: 1 10 .................................................. $ 1,400,000 1 11 A person filling a psychiatric residency position funded 1 12 under this section shall practice in the state for a minimum 1 13 of four years following completion of the residency program. 1 14 Requirements for four of the residency positions funded under 1 15 this section shall provide that the person filling the 1 16 position practice at one of the state's mental health 1 17 institutes for a period of four years following completion of 1 18 the residency program. 1 19 EXPLANATION 1 20 This bill provides an appropriation of $1.4 million to the 1 21 state board of regents for distribution to the university of 1 22 Iowa hospitals and clinics for fiscal year 2008=2009 for a 1 23 minimum of 14 additional psychiatric residency positions. The 1 24 bill requires that a person filling one of the psychiatric 1 25 residency positions funded under the bill practice in the 1 26 state for a minimum of four years following completion of the 1 27 residency program. Requirements for four of the residency 1 28 positions funded under the bill include that the person 1 29 filling the position practice at one of the state's mental 1 30 health institutes for a period of four years following 1 31 completion of the residency program. 1 32 LSB 5087HH 82 1 33 pf/nh/8