Chapter 289 Oregon Laws 2011

AN ACT

HB 2401

Relating to a family medicine residency network; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. (1) The Area Health Education Center program created in ORS 353.450 is encouraged to create a family medicine residency network that:

(a) Facilitates an increase in the number of family medicine residency positions in this state in order to train more highly qualified family physicians who are likely to practice in this state.

(b) Supports and assists hospital systems in this state to work collaboratively with existing family medicine residency programs to develop new family medicine residency programs throughout this state.

(c) Helps family medicine residency programs in this state share resources through the creation of standardized curriculum, a common faculty development center, initiation of physician training in quality improvement, medical home development, chronic disease management, interprofessional team-based care and population care management, facilitation of primary care research projects through joint regulatory monitoring and other support and provision of grant writing resources for outside funding.

(2) The Area Health Education Center program may accept gifts, grants or contributions from any public or private source for the purpose of carrying out this section.

SECTION 2. This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect on its passage.

Approved by the Governor June 9, 2011

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 9, 2011

Effective date June 9, 2011

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