Section 590.120  Project Requirements

a)         Projects to be funded through this Part shall respond to requests for proposals distributed by the Department delineating project requirements.

b)         Requests for proposals prepared by the Department shall address one or more of the following goals:

1)         Increase the number of family practice physicians in designated shortage areas;

2)         Increase the number of accredited family practice residencies in Illinois;

3)         Increase the percentage of family practice physicians establishing practice within the State upon completion of residency

4)         Provide funds for rental of office space, purchase of equipment and other uses necessary to enable family practitioners to locate their practices in communities located in designated shortage areas.

(Section 4.01 of the Act)

c)         Projects shall have a director who is a board certified family practice physician who oversees the educational and professional components of the program and who is eligible to be a faculty member of a school of medicine or osteopathy.

d)         Project directors shall annually submit fiscal and program objective progress reports.