(1)The
IMG assistance program is established in the department to provide direct services
to international medical graduates wishing to reestablish their medical careers in
this state. The executive director shall contract with a third party to administer the
assistance program and shall comply with the Procurement Code, articles 101 to
112 of title 24, in selecting and contracting with the third-party administrator.
(2)The assistance program must provide the following direct services to
program participants:
(a)Review the background, education, training, and experience of program
participants in order to recommend appropriate steps to enable program
participants to integrate into the state's health-care workforce as physicians or to
pursue an alternative health-care career;
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(1) The
IMG assistance program is established in the department to provide direct services
to international medical graduates wishing to reestablish their medical careers in
this state. The executive director shall contract with a third party to administer the
assistance program and shall comply with the Procurement Code, articles 101 to
112 of title 24, in selecting and contracting with the third-party administrator.
(2) The assistance program must provide the following direct services to
program participants:
(a) Review the background, education, training, and experience of program
participants in order to recommend appropriate steps to enable program
participants to integrate into the state's health-care workforce as physicians or to
pursue an alternative health-care career;
(b) Provide technical support and guidance to program participants through
the credential evaluation process, including preparing for the USMLE and other
applicable tests or evaluations;
(c) Provide scholarships or access to scholarships or funds for certain
program participants to help cover or offset the cost of the medical licensure
process, including the costs of the credential evaluation process, preparing for the
USMLE and other applicable tests or evaluations, the residency application
process, and other costs associated with returning to a career in health care;
(d) In partnership with community organizations working with IMGs, develop:
(I) A voluntary roster of IMGs interested in entering the state's health-care
workforce as physicians, in order to assist in assistance program planning and
administration, including making available summary reports that show the
aggregate number and distribution, by geographic location and specialty, of IMGs
in the state; and
(II) A voluntary roster of IMGs seeking alternative health-care careers in
order to support those IMGs in their integration into nonphysician health-care roles;
and
(e) Provide guidance to IMGs to apply for medical residency programs or
other pathways to licensure.
(3) The executive director shall determine, with input from stakeholders and
after considering relevant research of the needs of the workforce and IMGs in
Colorado, the eligibility criteria for participation in the program, any limits on the
amount of direct services provided to an individual program participant, any caps on
scholarship amounts available under the assistance program, and any other matters
regarding the assistance program that the executive director deems necessary.
(4) (a) Within one year after implementation of the program and annually
thereafter, the third-party administrator shall submit a report to the executive
director regarding the operation of the assistance program, including:
(I) The number of IMGs who participated in the program and their
demographics;
(II) The specific services provided to program participants, including the
number of program participants that received the service and the cost of providing
the service;
(III) The total amount awarded to or accessed as scholarships or other funds
by program participants, including the amount of each scholarship or other funds
awarded or accessed and the origination of the scholarship or funds;
(IV) The total cost of providing direct services under the assistance program;
and
(V) Any other information the third-party administrator deems appropriate or
the executive director requests.
(b) The report must not include any personally identifying information about
program participants.
(c) The executive director shall include the report as part of its report
pursuant to section 8-87-104.