accounts.
1.
a.A health care workforce support initiative is established to provide for the
coordination and support of various efforts to address the health care workforce shortage in
this state. This initiative shall include the medical residency training state matching grants
program created in section 135.176, the nurse residency state matching grants program
created in section 135.178, and the fulfilling Iowa’s need for dentists matching grant program
created in section 135.179.
b.Ahealthcareworkforceshortagefundiscreatedinthestatetreasuryasaseparatefund
under the control of the department, in cooperation with the entities identified in this section
as having control over the accounts within the fund. The fund and the accounts within the
fund shall be controlled and managed in a man
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accounts.
1. a. A health care workforce support initiative is established to provide for the
coordination and support of various efforts to address the health care workforce shortage in
this state. This initiative shall include the medical residency training state matching grants
program created in section 135.176, the nurse residency state matching grants program
created in section 135.178, and the fulfilling Iowa’s need for dentists matching grant program
created in section 135.179.
b. Ahealthcareworkforceshortagefundiscreatedinthestatetreasuryasaseparatefund
under the control of the department, in cooperation with the entities identified in this section
as having control over the accounts within the fund. The fund and the accounts within the
fund shall be controlled and managed in a manner consistent with the principles specified
and the strategic plan developed pursuant to section 135.163.
2. The fund and the accounts within the fund shall consist of moneys appropriated from
the general fund of the state for the purposes of the fund or the accounts within the fund;
moneys received from the federal government for the purposes of addressing the health care
workforce shortage; contributions, grants, and other moneys from communities and health
care employers; and moneys from any other public or private source available.
3. The department and any entity identified in this section as having control over any of
the accounts within the fund, may receive contributions, grants, and in-kind contributions to
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supportthepurposesofthefundandtheaccountswithinthefund. Notmorethanfivepercent
of the moneys allocated to any account within the fund may be used for administrative costs.
4. The fund and the accounts within the fund shall be separate from the general fund of
the state and shall not be considered part of the general fund of the state. The moneys in
the fund and the accounts within the fund shall not be considered revenue of the state, but
rather shall be moneys of the fund or the accounts. The moneys in the fund and the accounts
within the fund are not subject to section 8.33 and shall not be transferred, used, obligated,
appropriated, or otherwise encumbered, except to provide for the purposes of this section.
Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the
fund shall be credited to the fund and the accounts within the fund.
5. The fund shall consist of the following accounts:
a. The medical residency training account. The medical residency training account shall
be under the control of the department and the moneys in the account shall be used for the
purposes of the medical residency training state matching grants program as specified in
section 135.176. Moneys in the account shall consist of moneys appropriated or allocated for
deposit in or received by the fund or the account and specifically dedicated to the medical
residency training state matching grants program or account for the purposes of such
account.
b. The nurse residency state matching grants program account. The nurse residency
state matching grants program account shall be under the control of the department and the
moneys in the account shall be used for the purposes of the nurse residency state matching
grants program as specified in section 135.178. Moneys in the account shall consist of
moneys appropriated or allocated for deposit in or received by the fund or the account and
specifically dedicated to the nurse residency state matching grants program account for the
purposes of such account.
c. The health care workforce shortage national initiatives account. The health care
workforce shortage national initiatives account shall be under the control of the state entity
identified for receipt of the federal funds by the federal government entity through which the
federal funding is available for a specified health care workforce shortage initiative. Moneys
in the account shall consist of moneys appropriated or allocated for deposit in or received by
the fund or the account and specifically dedicated to health care workforce shortage national
initiatives or the account and for a specified health care workforce shortage initiative.
d. The fulfilling Iowa’s need for dentists matching grant program account. The fulfilling
Iowa’s need for dentists matching grant program account shall be under the control of the
department and the moneys in the account shall be used for the purposes of the fulfilling
Iowa’s need for dentists matching grant program as specified in section 135.179. Moneys in
the account shall consist of moneys appropriated or allocated for deposit in the account or
received by the fund or the account and specifically dedicated to the fulfilling Iowa’s need for
dentists matching grant program account for the purposes of such account.
6. a. Moneys in the fund and the accounts in the fund shall only be appropriated in a
manner consistent with the principles specified and the strategic plan developed pursuant
to section 135.163 to support the medical residency training state matching grants program,
the nurse residency state matching grants program, the fulfilling Iowa’s need for dentists
matching grant program, and to provide funding for state health care workforce shortage
programs as provided in this section.
b. State programs that may receive funding from the fund and the accounts in the fund,
if specifically designated for the purpose of drawing down federal funding, are the primary
care recruitment and retention endeavor (PRIMECARRE), the Iowa affiliate of the national
rural recruitment and retention network, the dental program of the department, the primary
care office and shortage designation program, and the state office of rural health of the
department; any entity identified by the federal government entity through which federal
funding for a specified health care workforce shortage initiative is received; and a program
developed in accordance with the strategic plan developed by the department in accordance
with section 135.163.
c. Any federal funding received for the purposes of addressing state health care
workforce shortages shall be deposited in the health care workforce shortage national
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initiatives account, unless otherwise specified by the source of the funds, and shall be used
as required by the source of the funds. If use of the federal funding is not designated, the
funds shall be used in accordance with the strategic plan developed by the department in
accordance with section 135.163, or to address workforce shortages as otherwise designated
by the department. Other sources of funding shall be deposited in the fund or account and
used as specified by the source of the funding.
7. No more than five percent of the moneys in any of the accounts within the fund shall be
used for administrative purposes, unless otherwise provided by the appropriation, allocation,
or source of the funds.
8. The department, in cooperation with the entities identified in this section as having
control over any of the accounts within the fund, shall submit an annual report to the
governor and the general assembly regarding the status of the health care workforce
support initiative, including the balance remaining in and appropriations from the health
care workforce shortage fund and the accounts within the fund.