HB 48 w/ HA 1 — Session Law

… guidelines: (1) Subject to the appropriation of sufficient funds, the Commission may award education loan repayment grants to qualifying clinicians of up to $50,000 per year for a maximum of four years. (2) Eligible sites may apply to the …

… e sites may apply to the Commission on behalf of their affiliated, qualifying clinicians for education loan repayment grants from the HCPLRP. Sites eligible to apply for education loan repayment grants on behalf of their qualifying clinicians …

… clinicians for education loan repayment grants from the HCPLRP. Sites eligible to apply for education loan repayment grants on behalf of their qualifying clinicians include all of the following sites located in underserved areas or areas of …

… cilities. e. Community mental health facilities. f. Free medical clinics. (3) Health Care Provider Loan Repayment grants may only be awarded by the Commission to sites that accept Medicare and Medicaid participants, and may not include co …

… nistered by the Department of Health and Social Services’ Health Care Connection. Health Care Provider Loan Repayment grants to hospital sites must be subject to a dollar-for-dollar match by the applicant hospital. (4) The award of Health Car …

… subject to a dollar-for-dollar match by the applicant hospital. (4) The award of Health Care Provider Loan Repayment grants must be limited to the recruitment and retention of new primary care providers in ambulatory and outpatient settings. …

… ssue an annual report detailing the number of clinicians applying for and awarded Health Care Provider Loan Repayment grants, including information regarding the number of applicants and grant recipients by practice area and site location. S …

… Section 2. Notwithstanding any provision of this Act or law to the contrary, disbursement of education loan repayment grants from the Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program shall be contingent upon an initial, one- time contribution to th …