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This bill establishes an occupational medicine residency grant program administered by the Minnesota Commissioner of Health to support medical training in occupational medicine, which is a medical specialty focused on workplace health and safety. The program will provide grants to existing, non-profit occupational medicine residency programs located in Minnesota, with priority given to creating new residency positions. Grants can be used for various purposes including establishing and expanding training, recruiting and retaining residents and faculty, covering travel and lodging expenses, paying salaries, and improving training facilities and equipment. Programs must apply to the commissioner, providing detailed information about their objectives, work plans, and budgets. The commissioner will have oversight responsibilities, including collecting data on program expansion and occupational medicine residency shortages. While the specific dollar amount is not specified in the bill text (indicated by $ placeholders), the appropriation will come from the general fund and can include funds for program administration. The grants are intended to supplement, not replace, existing funding sources, and new residency positions can be funded for up to three years.

Health and Social Services

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0419&ssn=0&y=2025