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PART II                                                                            PAGE 543

 1                       SECTION 5
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 3     TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION 59-123-125 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH FUNDS
 4     APPROPRIATED TO THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR THE "RURAL PHYSICIAN PROGRAM"
 5     SHALL BE ADMINISTERED,  MANAGED, AND ALLOCATED.
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 7     A.  The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
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 9           "Section 59-123-125.      The funds appropriated to the Medical University of South Carolina for the  Rural Physician Program' shall be
10     administered by the South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium physician recruitment office. The Medical University of South Carolina
11     shall be responsible for the fiscal management of funds to ensure that state policies and guidelines are adhered to.  A board is hereby created
12     to manage and allocate these funds in the best interests of the citizens of South Carolina.  The board shall be composed of the following: the
13     Executive Director, or his designee,  of the South Carolina Primary Care Association; the Dean, or his designee,  of the University of South
14     Carolina School of Medicine; the Executive Director, or his designee, of the South Carolina Medical Association; two representatives from rural
15     health care settings, one to be appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Medical Affairs Committee and one to be appointed by the Chairman
16     of the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee; the Commissioner, or his designee, of the Department of Health and
17     Environmental Control; the Commissioner, or his designee, of the South Carolina Hospital Association; the Commissioner, or his designee,
18     of the Commission on Higher Education; and the Director, or his designee, of the Department of Health and Human Services.  The Chairman,
19     with the concurrence of the board shall appoint three at-large members with two representing nursing and one representing allied health services
20     in South Carolina."
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22     B.   This section takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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