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VA HB663

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Rodney Willett

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Medical Education Loan-for-Service Fund and Program to provide forgivable loans up to $50,000 per year (maximum $200,000 total) to medical and osteopathic students at Virginia institutions

  • Requires loan recipients to practice in designated underserved areas including health professional shortage areas, rural localities, Federally Qualified Health Centers, critical access hospitals, and free clinics

  • Covers approved medical specialties including family medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, psychiatry, child psychiatry, geriatric medicine, and other high-needs specialties determined by the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority

  • Forgives loans upon completion of service agreements requiring 2 years of full-time clinical practice for the first year of funding plus one additional year for each subsequent year of funding received

  • Mandates annual reporting to the Governor and General Assembly by October 1 on program outcomes including number of loans awarded, recipient distribution by institution and specialty, geographic placement of physicians, and repayment/default rates

Legislative Description

Medical Education Loan-for-Service Fund and Program established, report.

Last Action

Left in Committee Appropriations

2/18/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations2/18/2026
Appropriations: Higher Education1/20/2026
Appropriations1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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