House Journal: Page 1916: Wednesday, April 26, 2000
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1 physicians recruited under subsection 4.
2 2. A forgivable loan may be awarded to a resident
3 of Iowa who is enrolled at the Des Moines university
4 of - osteopathic medicine and health sciences medical
5 center if the student agrees to practice in this state
6 for a period of time to be determined by the
7 commission at the time the loan is awarded.
8 Forgivable loans to eligible students shall not become
9 due and interest on the loan shall not accrue until
10 after the student completes a residency program. If
11 the student completes the period of practice
12 established by the commission and agreed to by the
13 student, the loan amount shall be forgiven. The loan
14 amount shall not be forgiven if the osteopathic
15 physician fails to complete the required time period
16 of practice in this state or fails to satisfactorily
17 continue in the university's program of medical
18 education.
19 3. A student enrolled at the Des Moines university
20 of - osteopathic medicine and health sciences medical
21 center shall be eligible for a tuition scholarship for
22 the student's study at the university. The
23 scholarship shall be for an amount not to exceed the
24 annual tuition at the university. A student who
25 receives a tuition scholarship shall not be eligible
26 for the loan repayment program provided for by this
27 section. A student who receives a tuition scholarship
28 shall agree to practice in an eligible rural community
29 in this state for a period of time to be determined by
30 the commission at the time the scholarship is awarded.
31 The student shall repay the scholarship to the
32 commission if the student fails to practice in a
33 medically underserved rural community in this state
34 for the required period of time.
35 4. A physician shall be eligible for the physician
36 loan repayment program if the physician agrees to
37 practice in an eligible rural community in this state.
38 The Des Moines university of - osteopathic medicine
39 and health sciences medical center shall recruit and
40 place physicians in rural communities which have
41 agreed to provide additional funds for the physician's
42 loan repayment. The contract for the loan repayment
43 shall stipulate the time period the physician shall
44 practice in an eligible rural community in this state.
45 In addition, the contract shall stipulate that the
46 physician repay any funds paid on the physician's loan
47 by the commission if the physician fails to practice
48 in an eligible rural community in this state for the
49 required period of time. For purposes of this
50 subsection, "eligible rural community" means a
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