Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 26B-4-712 - Forensic psychiatrist fellowship grant(1) As used in this section, "forensic psychiatry" means the provision of services by an individual who: (a) is a licensed physician;(b) is board certified or board eligible for a psychiatry specialization recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialists or the American Osteopathic Association's Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists; and(c) uses scientific and clinical expertise in legal contexts involving the mental health of individuals.(2) UMEC shall establish a grant program that will facilitate the creation of a single forensic psychiatrist fellowship program.(3) An applicant for the grant shall: (a) demonstrate how the applicant is best suited for developing a forensic psychiatry fellowship program, including: (i) a description of resources that would be available to the program; and(ii) any resources or staff that need to be acquired for the program;(b) identify what needs to occur for the proposed residency program to become accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education;(c) provide an estimate of how many individuals would be trained in the program at any one time;(d) provide any information related to the grant application UMEC deems necessary for awarding the grant; and(e) if awarded the grant, agree to: (i) enter into a contract with the Department of Corrections that the applicant will provide for the provision of forensic psychiatry services to an individual:(A) who needs psychiatric services; and(B) is under the Department of Corrections' jurisdiction; and(ii) ensure that any individual hired to provide forensic psychiatry services will comply with all relevant: (A) national licensing requirements; and(B) state licensing requirements under Title 58, Occupations and Professions.Amended by Chapter 303, 2024 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/1/2024.Renumbered from § 26-69-408 and amended by Chapter 307, 2023 General Session ,§ 165, eff. 5/3/2023.Added by Chapter 154, 2022 General Session ,ss.§2, §5eff. 5/4/2022.