Bills › 89th General Assembly
Expanding the health care professional recruitment program
Topics:Health careHigher education
Same legislation: HF 196
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 13, 2021
- Done: House committeeJanuary 21, 2021
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 196
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 196 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 196 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa would expand a program that helps pay off student loans for certain healthcare workers. Instead of only helping graduates from one specific medical center, the program would now include doctors, physician assistants, podiatrists, and physical therapists who graduate from other approved colleges. These professionals must agree to work in qualifying rural communities that match the state's funding to receive the loan repayment.1
Read the official explanation
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill expands the health care professional recruitment program to include health professionals who graduate from and are recruited by eligible institutions to practice in an eligible rural community in this state that matches state funds for educational loan repayment for the health care professional. Currently, only health care professionals who graduate from Des Moines university —— osteopathic medical center are eligible for the program. The bill adds that the health care professionals must have graduated from an academic program that leads to licensure. “Eligible institution” is defined in the bill as a regents university or accredited private institution. “Health care professional” is defined in statute to mean a physician, physician assistant, podiatrist, or physical therapist.
Changed since by amendment S-3122; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named January 13, 2021. On January 19, 2021 it recommended passage. H.J. 178.
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.
- HF 2145 Expanding the health care professional recruitment program88th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same titleCleared committee
- HF 2463 Expanding the health care professional recruitment program88th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same titleCleared committee
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