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GA SB130
Bill
Status
5/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mike Hodges
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "designated teaching institution" to include medical facilities with federal CMS certification numbers that participate in Medicare and Georgia Medicaid and offer ACGME-accredited residency or fellowship programs
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Adds fellowship physicians to the medical education funding program, allowing the Department of Community Health to pay up to $10,000 annually per resident or fellow to hospital authorities and designated institutions
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Extends service cancelable loan program eligibility to physicians currently in ACGME-accredited residency or fellowship programs, not just those who have completed their training
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Requires loan recipients in residency or fellowship programs to be U.S. citizens or nationals enrolled in an ACGME-accredited program
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Aims to increase the number of physicians in underserved rural areas of Georgia by providing financial incentives during medical training in exchange for future practice commitments
Legislative Description
Health; medical education funding and the service cancelable loan program; expand
Last Action
Effective Date 2025-07-01
5/13/2025