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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1420
BY
STATE
AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
MEDICAL
EDUCATION;
AMENDING
SECTION
33
-
3731,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
PRO
-
2
VIDE
FOR
THE
MEDICAL
EDUCATION
FUND
AND
TO
PROVIDE
FOR
A
SOURCE
OF
FUND
-
3
ING;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
4
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
5
SECTION
1.
That
Section
33
-
3731,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
33
-
3731.
CONTRACT
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STATE
-
SUPPORTED
MEDICAL
STUDENTS
8
-
-
MEDICAL
EDUCATION
REIMBURSEMENT
FUND.
(1)
An
individual
who
qualifies
as
9
an
Idaho
resident
pursuant
to
section
33
-
3717B,
Idaho
Code,
and
who
is
ac
-
10
cepted
into
a
medical
education
program
enrolling
Idaho
students
supported
1
1
by
Idaho
state
funds
in
slots
reserved
for
Idaho
students
shall,
before
12
confirming
enrollment
in
such
program
or
school,
enter
into
a
contract
with
13
the
state
board
of
education
or
the
board's
designee,
which
contract
shall
14
specify
that
the
individual
will
commit
to
entering
active
full
-
time
profes
-
15
sional
practice
in
Idaho
for
a
period
of
four
(4)
years
within
one
(1)
year
16
of:
17
(a)
Obtaining
a
license
to
practice
medicine;
18
(b)
Finishing
a
residency
or
subspecialty
residency;
or
19
(c)
Finishing
a
medical
education
fellowship
as
defined
by
the
state
20
board
of
education
or
the
board's
designee.
21
(2)
Each
year
of
a
residency
served
in
Idaho,
up
to
four
(4)
years,
will
22
be
credited
as
one
-
half
(1/2)
year
of
the
practice
requirement
provided
in
23
subsection
(1)
of
this
section.
After
the
fourth
year,
no
credit
shall
be
24
given
for
any
additional
residency
years.
25
(3)
An
individual
who
fails
to
abide
by
the
contract
described
in
sub
-
26
section
(1)
of
this
section
shall
reimburse
the
state
for
the
state's
finan
-
27
cial
obligation
in
supporting
the
individual's
medical
education,
as
deter
-
28
mined
by
the
state
board
of
education
or
the
board's
designee.
Reimbursement
29
must:
30
(a)
Begin
within
one
(1)
year
of:
31
(i)
Obtaining
a
license
to
practice
medicine;
32
(ii)
Finishing
a
residency
or
subspecialty
residency;
or
33
(iii)
Finishing
a
medical
education
fellowship
as
defined
by
the
34
state
board
of
education
or
the
board's
designee;
35
(b)
Be
paid
according
to
an
amortized
schedule
established
by
the
state
36
board
of
education
or
the
board's
designee;
and
37
(c)
Be
completed
within
eight
(8)
years
of
the
date
the
reimbursement
38
requirement
began.
39
(4)
The
reimbursement
obligation
described
in
subsection
(3)
of
this
40
section:
41
(a)
Shall
not
accrue
any
interest;
and
42
2
(b)
May,
by
act
of
the
state
board
of
education
or
the
board's
designee,
1
be:
2
(i)
Suspended
if
reimbursement
is
temporarily
impossible
or
3
would
create
extreme
hardship
for
a
temporary
period,
including
4
but
not
limited
to
suspension
for
medical
reasons,
personal
rea
-
5
sons,
parental
leave,
or
call
to
active
duty
in
the
armed
forces;
6
or
7
(ii)
Waived
if:
8
1.
Reimbursement
is
permanently
impossible
or
would
create
9
extreme
hardship,
including
but
not
limited
to
death,
in
-
10
ability
to
complete
the
program,
or
inability
to
obtain
a
li
-
1
1
cense
to
practice
medicine;
or
12
2.
The
individual
owing
reimbursement
is
participating
in
13
a
program
of
the
federal
government
or
United
States
armed
14
forces
that
has
a
service
requirement.
15
(5)
The
provisions
of
this
section
shall
apply
to
individuals
matric
-
16
ulating
in
a
medical
education
program
enrolling
Idaho
students
supported
17
by
Idaho
state
funds
in
slots
reserved
for
Idaho
students
in
fall
2023
and
18
thereafter.
19
(6)
There
is
hereby
established
in
the
state
treasury
a
medical
educa
-
20
tion
reimbursement
fund,
which
shall
be
administered
by
the
state
board
of
21
education
or
the
board's
designee.
Moneys
in
the
fund
shall:
22
(a)
Consist
of:
23
(i)
Reimbursement
paid
pursuant
to
subsection
(3)
of
this
sec
-
24
tion;
25
(ii)
On
and
after
July
1,
2028,
one
percent
(1%)
of
the
gross
re
-
26
ceipts
by
the
state
of
the
tax
on
health
insurance
premiums,
as
27
provided
by
section
41
-
402,
Idaho
Code,
hereby
perpetually
appro
-
28
priated
to
the
medical
education
fund;
29
(ii)
(iii)
Legislative
appropriations;
30
(iii)
(iv)
Donations;
and
31
(iv)
(v)
Interest
earned
on
idle
moneys
in
the
fund;
and
32
(b)
Be
used
for,
subject
to
availability:
33
(i)
The
costs
of
administering
and
enforcing
the
provisions
of
34
this
section;
and
35
(ii)
Incentive
grants
in
an
amount
and
according
to
a
program
36
established
under
state
board
of
education
policy.
Such
grants
37
shall
be
awarded
to
licensed
physicians
who
practice
medicine
in
38
Idaho
and
who
meet
other
criteria
provided
in
board
policy.
39
(7)
The
state
board
of
education
is
authorized
to
take
such
actions
as
40
are
necessary
to
effectuate
the
provisions
of
this
section.
41
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
42
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
43
July
1,
2026.
44