SF 249: Relating to individuals who fail to fulfill the obligation to engage in practice in a service commitment area under the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment program and including applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to individuals who fail to fulfill the obligation to engage in practice in a service commitment area under the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment program (program).113. The bill provides that the college student aid commission is to make loan repayments after the completion of each year of practice. Current law requires an individual who receives loan repayments under the program to repay the commission the total amount of those loan repayments if the individual fails to fulfill the obligation to practice as a physician in a service area for five years.

Lobbying · 10 for, 0 against

For: American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists; Des Moines University; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Iowa Association of Rural Health Clinics; Iowa Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics; Iowa College Student Aid Commission; Iowa Hospital Association; Iowa Medical Society; Iowa Primary Care Association; Iowa Rural Health Association

In plain words

1. February 8, 2023Filed in the Senate
2. February 8, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
3. June 5, 2023Sent to the Senate Education committee