Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-9 - MEDICAL STUDENT CAPITATION PROGRAM › Rule 195-9-.01 - General Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) "Medical School" is a four year program
			 leading to the M.D. degree which will prepare its graduates to enter and
			 complete graduate medical education, to qualify for licensure, to provide
			 competent medical care, and to have the educational background necessary for
			 continued learning.
(2) "Liaison
			 Committee on Medical Education" is the body established to accredit programs in
			 medical education leading to the M.D. degree in the United States and
			 territories and, in cooperation with the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian
			 Medical Schools (CACMS), in Canada.
(3) "Accredited" means a medical school has
			 met the national standards set forth by the Liaison Committee on Medical
			 Education.
(4) "Student" is an
			 individual enrolled in a program of medical education leading to the M.D.
			 degree.
(5) "Georgia Resident"
			 means to qualify as a resident of the State of Georgia for the purpose of
			 participating in the Medical Student Capitation Program or other Board program
			 where appropriate, an entering freshman student must show he/she has been a
			 legal resident of Georgia for a period of at least twelve months immediately
			 prior to certification of residency. In the event a student is identified as a
			 potential participant after beginning a program of study, the student must
			 demonstrate he/she was a legal resident of Georgia for a period of one year
			 prior to entering the School. A Certification of Residency Form, as defined by
			 the "Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce," must be completed. This Form
			 shall be notarized and signed by a judge of the highest court of the county
			 where a student maintains his/her legal residence. Completion of this Form
			 shall constitute sufficient proof of Georgia Residency status.
(6) "Medically Underserved" are those
			 geographic areas of the state in which the Board determines that there will be
			 a shortage of physicians.
(7)
			 "Primary Care and Core Specialty Disciplines" are family medicine, internal
			 medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, emergency medicine, psychiatry and
			 general surgery.
(8) "Primary Care
			 and Core Specialty Graduates" is the sum of all graduates from the medical
			 school initially enrolled in primary care or core specialty residency programs
			 during the five-year period specified in the Agreement each year.
(9) "Primary Care and Core Specialty
			 Residency Programs" are ACGME accredited graduate medical education programs in
			 Family Medicine, Internal Medicine (Categorical), Obstetrics/Gynecology,
			 General Surgery, Pediatrics (Categorical), Psychiatry, Emergency Medicine,
			 Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, or an ACGME recognized graduate medical education
			 program in Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine, or Internal Medicine/Family
			 Medicine.
(10) "Initially enrolled"
			 is the first graduate medical education program the physician is enrolled in
			 following the award of the Doctor of Medicine degree.
(11) "Total Graduates" is the sum of all
			 graduates receiving the Doctor of Medicine Degree from the medical school
			 during the five year period specified in the Agreement each year. Graduates who
			 did not enter a graduate medical education program after receiving their
			 medical degree shall be subtracted from the Total Graduates.
(12) "Primary Care and Core Specialty
			 Enrollment Rate" the quotient of primary care and core specialty graduates
			 divided by the total graduates.
O.C.G.A. §
										49-10.