WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 628

(3) In consultation with the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, the
Administration shall adopt regulations to implement the Grant Program.

(c)     An eligible institution is qualified to receive a grant under this section if the
institution:

(1)     Has an approved education program leading to licensure, certification,
or registration in a health occupation determined to be in short supply; and

(2)     Funds the approved education program at an amount not less than the
preceding fiscal year.

(d)     Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, an eligible institution shall
receive a grant in the amount of $1,500 for each student who graduates from an approved
education program leading to licensure, certification, or registration in a health
occupation determined to be in short supply, that is in excess of the total number of
students who graduated from the approved education program at that eligible institution
during academic year 1990-91.

(e)     (1) If the total amount of the grant to be issued under subsection (d) of this
section is more than the amount appropriated in the annual State Budget, INCLUDING
THE AMOUNT THAT IS COLLECTED UNDER THE PHYSICIAN QUALITY ASSURANCE
FUND UNDER § 14-207(C)(2)(I) OF THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE AND
TRANSFERRED TO THIS PROGRAM, the amount of an eligible institution's grant for that
period shall be equal to the product of the amount required to pay grants under
subsection (d) multiplied by the ratio of the total amount appropriated to the eligible
institution.

(2) ANY UNSPENT PORTIONS OF THE MONEY THAT IS TRANSFERRED TO
THE ADMINISTRATION FOR USE UNDER THIS SUBSECTION FROM THE PHYSICIAN
QUALITY ASSURANCE FUND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO OR REVERT TO THE
GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE, BUT SHALL REMAIN IN THE FUND TO BE USED FOR
THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION.

(f)      The eligible institution shall use the grant to enhance or expand approved
education programs leading to licensure or certification in health occupations determined
to be in short supply.

(g)     (1) In accordance with § 1-204 of the Health Occupations Article, the
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene shall certify annually to the Maryland Higher
Education Commission those health occupations in short supply.

(2) In any year in which a health occupation is determined by the Secretary
of Health and Mental Hygiene to be no longer in short supply, the Administration shall
discontinue issuing new grants under this section for that health occupation, provided
that the existing grants shall continue for the students who are enrolled in prior to and
who subsequently graduate from the approved education program after the determination
is made by the Secretary.

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