§ 21-17-125 — Family medicine resident program education and clinical training; contract for clinical operation; use of University of Wyoming residents, students and faculty

(a) Whenever the board of trustees deems it in the best
interests of the university they may enter into one (1) or more
contracts with any person, group, association or corporation for
the operation of the family medicine residency program and
related functions. As consideration for the operation of the
clinical and related functions the contract may provide for:
(i) The lease of appropriate University of Wyoming
facilities and equipment;
(ii) The services of university employees;
(iii) A payment from the university; and
(iv) Funding, supplies and equipment.
(b) If the board of trustees deems it in the best
interests of the university to enter into one (1) or more
contracts for the clinical operations of the family medicine
residency program, the university shall ensure that the contract
requires:
(i) Provision of a clinic for the university's family
medicine residency program as provided by this section;
(ii) To the extent feasible, attainment and
maintaining of qualification as a federally qualified health
center and performance of the duties required of a federally
qualified health center;
(iii) Operation of the clinic in a manner required by
the accreditation council for graduate medical education, and if
deficiencies in operation are identified, development and
implementation of a plan to remedy the deficiencies, which plan
shall be developed with the participation and approval of the
university;
(iv) As specified in the contract, reimbursement to
the university for the services of University of Wyoming
faculty, physician residents, staff and any students who
function as clinic medical staff or other staff or who otherwise
provide services to the entity with whom the university has
contracted. The contract may contain provisions to ensure that
this reimbursement does not endanger the clinic's financial
solvency;
(v) Furnishing the university with semiannual reports
showing the financial condition of the clinic and providing an
accounting of all monies received and expended. The reports
shall satisfy accounting standards specified in the contract and
shall provide a level of detail specified in the contract, but
which is designed to allow public release of the reports without
violating the privacy of any patient;
(vi) Payment to the university of a percentage of the
net revenues derived from operation of all family medicine
residency program clinics. The contract may specify:
(A) An allowance for depreciation and
improvement of equipment to be deducted from gross revenue
before calculating net revenue;
(B) That any equipment purchased pursuant to
this provision shall be:
(I) The property of the university; and
(II) Included in the facilities leased to
the operator pursuant to this section.
(vii) Upon completion or nonrenewal of the contract,
return to the university of any funding, supplies, equipment and
patient records received from the university to the extent and
in the form possible as specified in the contract.
(c) The university may enter into separate contracts for
separate facilities, and these contracts may be with multiple
entities. The university may enter into separate contracts with
other entities to furnish additional training opportunities for
family medicine residency program physician residents and other
students.
(d) The University of Wyoming family medicine residency
program shall include within the university's biennial budget
request submitted under W.S. 9-2-1013 a report specifying at a
minimum:
(i) The financial condition of the clinic and all
monies received and expended;
(ii) Patient demographics;
(iii) Physician resident data;
(iv) Federally qualified health center compliance;
and
(v) Quality metrics.