Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XIII. Education § 164.929.Sponsorship of residency positions; approval of sites; funding priority; policies and procedures for determination of allocation

(1) All new residency positions shall be sponsored by the University of Kentucky or the University of Louisville. The residency positions created by KRS 164.927 shall be served in sites approved by the appropriate specialty board for certification and by the Council on Postsecondary Education.

(2) Funding priority shall be given to programs in which all or a portion of the residency occurs in sites away from both the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville.

(3) Each individual serving a residency under KRS 164.927 shall, within the total period of residency, undertake a minimum of three (3) months education in a community facility in Kentucky outside the counties of Fayette and Jefferson, or in any institution serving a medically underserved community as designated by the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, subject to the approval of the certifying board in each specialty, provided however that not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the individuals from each university funded under this section shall be permitted to satisfy the three (3) month requirement in a medically underserved area in the counties of Fayette and Jefferson.

(4) The University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville shall recommend policies and procedures for determining the allocation of new residency positions for approval by the Council on Postsecondary Education using the following criteria: