Amends the Comprehensive Healthcare Workforce Planning Act. Requires the State Healthcare Workforce Council to coordinate the State's health workforce education and training to develop a health workforce that meets the State's health care needs. Requires the Council to work with graduate medical education and training programs, health professions, and consumer representatives to address specified issues. Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Requires the Board of Higher Education to establish a program to provide: (1) funding for medical residency positions that are not funded by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or other established funding source; (2) technical assistance for entities that wish to establish a residency program; and (3) startup funding for entities that wish to establish a residency program. Sets forth provisions concerning the application process and priority. Requires the Board to establish an application process for an entity seeking funding. Provides that the State Healthcare Workforce Council shall provide information annually to the Board related to workforce shortages to assist in the development of the application and shall be responsible for reviewing applications and making recommendations to the Board regarding funding recipients. Creates the Medical Residency Education Fund to expand graduate medical education opportunities in the State and maximize the delivery of medical care and physician services to specific areas of the State where there is a recognized unmet priority need for medical care and physician services. Makes other changes. Makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act.
House Committee Amendment No. 2: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Further amends the Comprehensive Healthcare Workforce Planning Act. Requires the State Healthcare Workforce Council (rather than the Board of Higher Education) to establish a program to provide: (1) funding for medical residency positions that are not funded by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or other established funding source; (2) technical assistance for entities that wish to establish a residency program; and (3) startup funding for entities that wish to establish a residency program. Requires the Council (rather than the Board of Higher Education) to establish an application process for an entity seeking funding. Provides that an entity receiving funding under the program shall provide any information requested by the Council that the Council determines is necessary to administer the program. Makes conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 20 ILCS 2325/30, 30 ILCS 105/5, 110 ILCS 205/9
Engrossed: 20 ILCS 2325/30, 20 ILCS 2325/35, 30 ILCS 105/5