Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 195-24-.02 - Mastery in General Surgery Program Funding
(1) For the annual provision of funds to
designated Mastery in General Surgery Programs, the Board requires the
following conditions be met:
(a) Notification
of the total number of junior associates to be trained during an academic
year;
(b) Maintenance of approval
of the Program by the American College of Surgeons Division of
Education;
(c) Compliance with all
Board guidelines, rules, and regulations;
(d) Submission of all reports including, but
not limited to, a participant practice location report, and such other
documents as may be reasonably required by the Board and/or outlined in the
Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce Report Guidelines;
1. Practice Location of Program Participants.
The MGS Program shall annually submit a report to the Board indicating the
practice location of each participant to assist the Board in evaluating the
effectiveness of the Program in meeting the need for physicians in Georgia.
(i) MGS program participant practice location
reports shall be due no later than September 1st of
each year and include the practice location (city/state), additional training
being pursued (e.g., fellowship), military service obligation, other state or
federal service obligation (e.g., Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce,
National Health Services Corp., etc.), or other activity of those program
participants completing the MGS program.
(ii) MGS Programs shall be expected to
monitor, update, and report to the Board, any changes in the practice status of
program participants for a period of five years after completion of the
program.
(e)
Development and maintenance of procedures to encourage MGS program participants
to establish practices in areas of Georgia where unmet need exists for General
Surgery physicians; and collaboration to maximize state resources, where
appropriate, to carry out said activities.
(2) Payment Process. Based on the receipt of
documentation verifying payment of expenditures by the Hospital, the Board
shall authorize disbursement of MGS program funding.
(a) The Program shall submit appropriate
documentation verifying payment of MGS program expenditures, including but not
limited to, invoices related to MGS program expenses and proof of payment of
said invoices and salary documentation for Junior Associates and program
related staff.
(b) Payment will not
be made for any Junior Associate on an unpaid leave of absence.
(3) State Audit. The Hospital
and/or MGS Program shall be subject to an audit of the financial records
relating to the MGS Program Funding upon request of the Board or other duly
authorized officer or employee of the State of Georgia upon reasonable request.
For this purpose, the Hospital and/or MGS Program shall:
(a) Maintain for three (3) years after
receipt of MGS Funding, all directly pertinent books, documents, papers, and
records involving related transactions;
(b) To account for the State funds received
through the Mastery in General Surgery Agreement in the next "Certified
Independent Auditors Report" or in "Audited Financial Statements" of the
Hospital.
(c) Retain sufficient
records for the conduct of an audit for any year for which payments are in
dispute until such dispute is resolved;
(d) Be subject to reduction in payment of MGS
Funding based on the findings of a state audit disallowing any previous such
payment; and
(e) Maintain a
permanent personnel file on each resident who graduates from the Program which
shall include a record of the resident's experience during the training period
and evaluations of their performance by faculty and other
supervisors.
(4)
Retention of Graduates. The practice location of MGS Program graduates will be
monitored by the Board for five (5) years from date of graduation. In the event
retention of graduates practicing in Georgia should fall below an acceptable
number, over any five (5) consecutive year period, the Board shall have the
authority to adjust the rate of capitation paid to said Program. The acceptable
rate of retention will be determined by the Board from time to
time and set forth in the Agreement between the Board and the Hospital and/or
MGS Program.
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