H-8180

   Amend Senate File 2196, as passed by the Senate, as follows:
   1.  By striking page 1, line 26, through page 4, line 18.
   2.  Page 4, line 20, by striking <—— FUTURE>
   3.  Page 4, by striking line 21.
   4.  Page 4, line 28, by striking <135.176,> and inserting <135.176,>
   5.  Page 4, line 33, before <and> by inserting <the fulfilling Iowa’s need for dentists matching grant program created in section 135.179,>
   6.  Page 5, after line 2 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  Section 135.175, subsection 5, Code 2014, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  h.  The fulfilling Iowa’s need for dentists matching grant program account. The fulfilling Iowa’s need for dentists matching grant program account shall be under the control of the department and the moneys in the account shall be used for the purposes of the fulfilling Iowa’s need for dentists matching grant program as specified in section 135.179. Moneys in the account shall consist of moneys appropriated or allocated for deposit in the account or received by the fund or the account and specifically dedicated to the fulfilling Iowa’s need for dentists matching grant program account for the purposes of such account.>
   7.  Page 5, line 12, before <for> by inserting <the fulfilling Iowa’s need for dentists matching grant program,>
   8.  Page 6, by striking lines 1 and 2 and inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  Section 135.175, subsection 9, Code 2014, is amended by striking the subsection.
   Sec. ___.  Section 135.176, subsection 3, Code 2014, is amended by striking the subsection.
   Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  135.179  Fulfilling Iowa’s need for dentists.
   1.  The department, in cooperation with a dental nonprofit health service corporation, shall create the fulfilling Iowa’s need for dentists matching grant program.
   2.  Funding for the program may be provided through the health care workforce shortage fund or the fulfilling Iowa’s need for dentists matching grant program account created in section 135.175. The purpose of the program is to establish, expand, or support the placement of dentists in dental or rural shortage areas across the state by providing education loan repayments.
   3.  The department shall contract with a dental nonprofit health service corporation to implement and administer the program. The dental nonprofit health service corporation shall provide loan repayments to dentists who practice in a dental or rural shortage area as defined by the department.>
   9.  Title page, lines 2 and 3, by striking <health, and including effective date provisions.> and inserting <health.>
   10.  By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting internal references as necessary.

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L. MILLER of Scott