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     144.1487 Loan repayment program for health professionals.

    Subdivision 1.    Definition.  (a) For purposes of 
 sections 144.1487 to 144.1492, the following definition applies. 

    (b) "Health professional shortage area" means an area 
 designated as such by the federal Secretary of Health and Human 
 Services, as provided under Code of Federal Regulations, title 
 42, part 5, and United States Code, title 42, section 254E. 

    Subd. 2.    Establishment and purpose.  The commissioner 
 shall establish a National Health Services Corps state loan 
 repayment program authorized by section 388I of the Public 
 Health Service Act, United States Code, title 42, section 
 254q-1, as amended by Public Law 101-597.  The purpose of 
 the program is to assist communities with the recruitment and 
 retention of health professionals in federally designated health 
 professional shortage areas. 

    HIST: 1993 c 345 art 11 s 16; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 44; 1995 c 
 234 art 8 s 35 

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