2010 Idaho Code
TITLE 33 EDUCATION
CHAPTER 37 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO STATE INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING
33-3725 INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FROM FUND.
EDUCATION
CHAPTER 37
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO STATE INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING
33-3725. Incentive payments from fund. The moneys in the rural physician incentive fund are hereby appropriated for the uses of the fund. The state board of education may use the moneys to pay:
(1) The educational debts of rural physicians who practice primary care medicine in medically underserved areas of the state that demonstrate a need for assistance in physician recruitment; and
(2) The expenses of administering the rural physician incentive program. The expenses of administering the program shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the annual fees assessed pursuant to section 33-3723, Idaho Code.
The board, through the oversight committee, shall establish procedures for determining the areas of the state that qualify for assistance in physician recruitment. An eligible area must demonstrate that a physician shortage exists or that the area has been unsuccessful in recruiting physicians by other mechanisms.
A physician from an area determined to be eligible under this section may apply to the board for payment of an educational debt directly related to a professional school. Physicians who have paid the fee authorized in section 33-3723, Idaho Code, shall be given a preference over other applicants. To receive the educational debt payments, the physician shall sign an annual contract with the board. The contract must provide that the physician is liable for the payments if the physician ceases to practice in the eligible area during the contract period.
The maximum amount of educational debt payment that a rural physician may receive is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) over a five (5) year period. The board may structure the payment schedule to make greater payments in the later years.
When determining an applicant's eligibility, the state board of education may give preference to those applicants who have paid into the rural physician incentive fund pursuant to section 33-3723, Idaho Code, but shall not exclude from consideration applicants who have not contributed to the fund.
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