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GA HB866
Bill
Status
Passed
5/20/2010
Primary Sponsor
Stephen Allison
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AI Summary
- Authorizes the State Medical Education Board to make grants to hospitals, health care entities, local governments, and civic organizations in physician-underserved rural areas of Georgia to enhance physician recruitment efforts
- Grant recipients must provide matching funds equal to or greater than the grant amount, and acceptable expenditures include medical education loan repayment, salary supplements for physicians, and additional support staff — but not hiring recruiting firms or individual recruiters
- Requires the Board to give funding priority to service cancelable loans and scholarships over grants when funds are available, ensuring the existing loan program for physicians practicing in underserved rural areas remains the primary mechanism
- Revises physician loan eligibility to require U.S. citizenship or national status and graduation from a graduate medical education program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association, replacing the prior requirement of a four-year medical school
- Grant recipients must enter into service cancelable contracts with the state, and breach of contract triggers liability for damages specified in the contract; the Board must include grant recipient information in its biennial report to the General Assembly
Legislative Description
Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Act; enact
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2010
Committee Referrals
Health and Human Services3/26/2010
Health and Human Services1/11/2010
Full Bill Text
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