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GA HB872
Bill
Status
Passed
4/19/2024
Primary Sponsor
Lee Hawkins
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AI Summary
- Expands Georgia's service cancelable loan program for health care providers in underserved rural areas to include dental students, adding them alongside physicians, dentists, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses
- Dental student applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals actively enrolled as fourth-year students in an accredited dental education program in the United States
- Priority for dental student loans goes to applicants desiring to practice in specialties with shortages or distribution problems in Georgia counties with populations of 50,000 or less, based on the 2020 census or any future census
- Service cancelable loans for dental students are set at a fixed period of four years, compared to the one-year renewable basis (up to four years) available to other health care professionals
- Loans are repaid through service, with recipients receiving credit for one year's loan plus accrued interest for each full year of practicing in a board-approved underserved rural area of Georgia
Legislative Description
Medical professionals; rural assistance; expand service cancelable loan program for health care providers to include dental students
Last Action
Effective Date 2024-07-01
4/19/2024
Committee Referrals
Health and Human Services2/20/2024
Public Health1/9/2024
Full Bill Text
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