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The moneys in the rural physician
incentive fund are hereby appropriated for the uses of the fund. The state
board of education may use the moneys to pay:
(1) The educational debts of rural physicians who practice primary care
medicine in medically underserved areas of the state that demonstrate a need
for assistance in physician recruitment; and
(2) The expenses of administering the rural physician incentive program.
The expenses of administering the program shall not exceed ten percent (10%)
of the annual fees assessed pursuant to section 33-3723, Idaho Code.
The board, through the oversight committee, shall establish procedures for
determining the areas of the state that qualify for assistance in physician
recruitment. An eligible area must demonstrate that a physician shortage
exists or that the area has been unsuccessful in recruiting physicians by
other mechanisms.
A physician from an area determined to be eligible under this section may
apply to the board for payment of an educational debt directly related to a
professional school. Physicians who have paid the fee authorized in section
33-3723, Idaho Code, shall be given a preference over other applicants. To
receive the educational debt payments, the physician shall sign an annual
contract with the board. The contract must provide that the physician is
liable for the payments if the physician ceases to practice in the eligible
area during the contract period.
The maximum amount of educational debt payment that a rural physician may
receive is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) over a five (5) year period. The
board may structure the payment schedule to make greater payments in the later
years. The amount contractually committed in a year shall not exceed the
annual amount deposited in the rural physician incentive fund.

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