ID H0718

Idaho residents accepted into the WWAMI regional medical program or University of Utah School of Medicine in an Idaho-reserved slot must contract to practice medicine full-time in Idaho for 4 years within 1 year of obtaining a license, completing residency, or finishing a fellowship.

Each year of residency served in Idaho counts as one-half year toward the 4-year practice requirement, with no credit given after the fourth year.

Students who fail to meet the practice commitment must reimburse the state for its financial support, beginning within 1 year of licensure or program completion, according to an amortized schedule, and completed within 8 years, with no accruing interest.

The State Board of Education may suspend reimbursement temporarily for medical reasons, personal reasons, parental leave, or military service, or waive it permanently for death, inability to complete the program, or inability to obtain a license.

Establishes a medical education reimbursement fund administered by the State Board of Education, funded by reimbursements, legislative appropriations, donations, and interest, to be used for program administration and incentive grants to practicing Idaho physicians.

Applies to students matriculating in fall 2023 and thereafter; effective July 1, 2022.