HB0164 • 2007

Physician and dentist loan repayment program.

AN ACT relating to the physician, dentist and health care provider loan repayment programs; providing that loans resulting from undergraduate and postgraduate education are eligible for payment as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Education

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Millin
Last action: 2007-03-08
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/8/2007

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2007-03-08 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 203
2007-03-08 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0096
2007-02-28 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0096
2007-02-27 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 96
2007-02-27 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0096
2007-02-27 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2007-02-26 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2007-02-23 Senate
S Passed CoW
2007-02-21 Senate
S Placed on General File
2007-02-21 Senate
S10 Recommended Do Pass
2007-02-09 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10
2007-02-05 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2007-02-05 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2007-02-02 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2007-02-01 House
H Passed CoW
2007-01-30 House
H Placed on General File
2007-01-30 House
H04 Recommended Do Pass
2007-01-24 House
H Rereferred to H04
2007-01-15 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10
2007-01-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2007-01-09 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for HB0164

Bill No.:
HB0164
Drafter:

JWL

LSO No.:
07LSO-0504
Effective Date:

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0096

Chapter No.:
<chptnum>

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Millin

Catch Title:
Physician
and dentist loan repayment program.

Subject:
Amendments to the physician and dentist loan
repayment program.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law provides student
loan repayment programs to assist physicians, dentists and allied health care
providers with student loan repayment obligations, upon the providers'
agreement to practice under certain conditions in an underserved area of the
state for three years.

This act amends those
programs to clarify that loans incurred for related undergraduate education are
eligible for the repayment programs, as well as professional graduate
education.

NOTE:
Final action on this
bill was not taken at the time this summary was prepared. Should changes be
made to the bill upon final passage an updated summary will be transmitted to
all legislators.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0164

ENROLLED ACT NO. 96, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2007 GENERAL SESSION

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 9
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2
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118(a)(ii) and 9
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119(a)(ii) are amended to read:

9
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118.

Physician and dentist loan repayment program.

(a)

The department is authorized to enter into agreements with physicians and dentists who have graduated from accredited residency programs to provide health care in this state. The agreements shall:

(ii)

Provide that the physician or dentist shall be repaid up to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of outstanding educational loans the physician or dentist has acquired as a direct result of
medical or dental school
undergraduate or postgraduate educational
training
directly related to providing medical or dental services
, not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) per year, including the matching funds specified in subsection (d) of this section, in exchange for practicing his profession under the terms of this section;

9
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2
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119.

Allied health care provider loan repayment program.

(a)

The department is authorized to enter into agreements with health care providers licensed or certified to provide health care services in this state including, but not limited to, hospital, medical, surgical, dental, vision, nursing, radiology, mental health, speech language pathology and pharmaceutical services. The agreements shall:

(ii)

Provide that the health care provider shall be repaid up to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of outstanding educational loans the provider has acquired as a
direct
result of
undergraduate or postgraduate
educational training directly related to providing medical services, not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) per year, in exchange for practicing under the terms of this section;

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk