2012 Ohio Revised Code
Title [37] XXXVII HEALTH - SAFETY - MORALS
Chapter 3702 - HOSPITAL CARE ASSURANCE PROGRAM; CERTIFICATES OF NEED
Section 3702.75 - Physician loan repayment program.

There is hereby created the physician loan repayment program. Under the program, the department of health, by means of a contract provision under division (B)(3) of section 3702.74 of the Revised Code, may agree to repay all or part of the principal and interest of a government or other educational loan taken by a primary care physician for the following expenses, so long as the expenses were incurred while the physician was enrolled in, for up to a maximum of four years, a medical school or osteopathic medical school in the United States that was, during the time enrolled, accredited by the liaison committee on medical education or the American osteopathic association, or a medical school or osteopathic medical school located outside the United States that was, during the time enrolled, acknowledged by the world health organization and verified by a member state of that organization as operating within the state's jurisdiction:

(A) Tuition;

(B) Other educational expenses, such as fees, books, and laboratory expenses, for specific purposes and in amounts determined to be reasonable by the director of health;

(C) Room and board, in an amount determined reasonable by the director of health.

In the first and second years, no repayment shall exceed twenty-five thousand dollars in each year. In the third and fourth years, no repayment shall exceed thirty-five thousand dollars in each year. If, however, a repayment results in an increase in the primary care physician's federal, state, or local income tax liability, at the physician's request , the department may reimburse the physician for the increased tax liability, regardless of the amount of the repayment made to the physician in that year.

Not later than the thirty-first day of January each year, the department shall mail to each physician to whom or on whose behalf repayment is made under this section a statement showing the amount repaid by the department pursuant to the contract in the preceding year. The statement shall be sent by ordinary mail with address correction and forwarding requested in the manner prescribed by the United States postal service.

Effective Date: 12-02-1996; 2008 HB562 06-24-2008