1. (a) Applications for Family Practice Residency Program grants shall be reviewed and evaluated by the Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee.

2. (b) The Advisory Committee's review shall include the following:

   1. (1) Evidence that the proposed program will be able to effectively provide medical care in medically underserved areas and training to family practice residency physicians;
   2. (2) Existing and anticipated costs and funding for new and existing programs requesting funding; and

   3. (3) The program's performance in:

      1. (A) improving the distribution of family physicians throughout the state;
      2. (B) providing care to medically underserved urban or medically underserved rural areas of Texas; and
      3. (C) encouraging residents to practice in medically underserved urban or medically underserved rural areas of the state.
3. (c) The Advisory Committee shall submit their recommendations to the Board for approval and funding of Operational, Reimbursement and Faculty Support Grant Programs.

Source Note:The provisions of this §10.55 adopted to be effective November 14, 2024, 49 TexReg 8883.