South Carolina General Assembly

General Appropriations Bill H. 4700 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998

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22     SECTION 5M - H54 - MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
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24         5M.1.    (MUSC: Family Practice Residency System)  Statewide family practice residency system funds appropriated for faculty salaries,
25     teaching services, and consultant fees may only be expended when the above activities are accomplished for educational purposes in the
26     family practice centers.  Authorization is hereby granted to the Medical University of South Carolina to expend such funds in hospital-
27     based clinical settings apart from the consortium hospital, when such settings are determined by the President of the Medical University
28     of South Carolina with approval of the Board of the Medical University to provide appropriate educational experience and opportunities
29     to the family practice residents and these funds shall not be transferred to any other program.
30         5M.2.    (MUSC: Ombudsman Program)  From the funds appropriated in this section, the Medical University of South Carolina shall
31     provide the space needed for the Ombudsman Program of the Office of the Governor and shall provide pertinent written statements,
32     documents, exhibits and other items, as well as any other assistance, that is deemed necessary for the performance of the program's
33     mandates.
34         5M.3.    (MUSC: AHEC Residency Programs Formula Funding)  South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium (S.C. AHEC) shall
35     be awarded funding for the Statewide Family Practice Residency System, and the Graduate Doctor Education Program, and the Area


SECTION 5M - H54 - MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE 412 1 Health Education Center Program based on the appropriate formula, as approved by the S.C. AHEC and the Commission on Higher 2 Education, and the level of funding shall be the same percentage as funding methodology shall be applied in a manner consistent with that 3 of the other State Institutions of Higher Education. 4 5M.4. (MUSC: AHEC Residency Programs Funds) Funds allocated for the residency programs (Statewide Family Practice and 5 Graduate Doctor Education) shall be used for those programs only. Funds allocated for the Area Health Education Center program shall 6 be used for that program only. 7 5M.5. (MUSC: AHEC Rural Physician Recruitment Program) The funds appropriated to The Medical University of South Carolina 8 for the "rural physician program" shall be administered by the SC AHEC Physician recruitment office. The Medical University of South 9 Carolina shall be responsible for the fiscal management of funds to ensure that state policies and guidelines are adhered to. A legislatively 10 appointed Board is hereby created to manage and allocate these funds in the best interests of the citizens of South Carolina. The Board 11 will be composed of the following: The Executive Director, or his designee, of the SC Primary Care Association; the Dean, or his 12 designee, of the USC School of Medicine; the Executive Director, or his designee, of the S.C. Medical Association; two representatives 13 from rural health care settings, one to be appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Medical Affairs Committee and one to be appointed 14 by the Chairman of the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee; the Commissioner, or his designee, of the 15 Department of Health and Environmental Control; the Executive Director, or his designee, of the S.C. Hospital Association; the 16 Commissioner, or his designee, of the Commission on Higher Education; and the Director, or his designee, of the Department of Health 17 and Human Services. The Chairman, with the concurrence of the Board, shall appoint 3 at-large members with 2 representing nursing and 18 1 representing allied health services in South Carolina. 19 5M.6. (MUSC: Diabetes Center of Excellence) Of the funds appropriated to the Medical University of South Carolina, $396,000 shall 20 be used for a Diabetes Center of Excellence. 21 5M.7. (MUSC: Realign Appropriations) In consultation with the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means 22 Committee, the Medical University of South Carolina is authorized to realign its Fiscal Year 1997-98 1998-99 appropriations into a revised 23 structure to reflect actual program operations. 24