Legislative Alert

Health Care Workforce and Nursing Education
Friday, September 3, 2010


HB1043Paraphrase:creates the Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program to provide, subject to the availability of funds, educational loan repayment assistance of up to $25,000 per year for five years for up to six Oklahoma licensed primary care physicians per year who agree to establish a practice in a community approved by the Physician Manpower Training Commission. In the Senate, the bill was amended to add qualifications for physicians who participate in the loan program.
 Principal Authors:Earl Sears (H), Brian Crain (S)
 Effective Date:11/01/2010Emergency:No
 Status Date:06/07/2010Current Status:Governor Action - Signed

Reprinted with permission
Copyright (c) eCapitol, LLC, 2009