§1519.12. Medical Education Commission
A. There is hereby established the Medical Education Commission within the office
of the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 42:1101, the Medical Education
Commission shall be composed of four members as follows:
(1) The chancellor of the LSU Health Sciences Center–New Orleans or his designee.
(2) The chancellor of the LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport or his designee.
(3) The senior vice president for health sciences of Tulane University Health
Sciences Center or his designee.
(4) The chief executive officer of the Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation or his
designee.
C. The Medical Education Commission shall:
(1) Make recommendations to the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health
on the distribution of funding for residency positions, residency supervision, and other
medical education resources for the LSU HSC hospitals among medical education programs
providing services in such hospitals.
(2) Analyze and make recommendations to the secretary of the Louisiana Department
of Health regarding appropriate formulas to be used in calculating the amounts to be paid to
a medical institution in support of its training programs in the LSU HSC hospitals.
Acts 2003, No. 906, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.