§ 9-2-118 — Physician and dentist loan repayment program

Wyoming § 9-2-118

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 09: Administration of the Government
• Ch. 2: AGENCIES, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND DEPARTMENTS
• Art. 1: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

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(a) The department is authorized to enter into agreements
with physicians and dentists who have graduated from accredited
residency programs to provide health care in this state. The
agreements shall:
(i) Provide for the physician or dentist to practice
medicine in a community of the state from among a list of
communities developed by the department. A physician or dentist
shall agree to provide medical care for the period of the
contract in underserved areas of the state and shall accept
patients qualified under the Medical Assistance and Services
Act, Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act and the
child health insurance program who seek medical care which the
physician or dentist is qualified to provide;
(ii) Provide that the physician or dentist shall be
repaid up to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of
outstanding educational loans the physician or dentist has
acquired as a direct result of undergraduate or postgraduate
educational training directly related to providing medical or
dental services, not to exceed thirty thousand dollars
($30,000.00) per year, in exchange for practicing his profession
under the terms of this section;
(iii) Require the physician or dentist to practice
for a minimum of three (3) years under the agreement;
(iv) Repealed by Laws 2005, ch. 148, § 2.
(v) Contain other provisions the department deems
necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this
section.
(b) The department, in consultation with the appropriate
licensing board and professional association, shall promulgate
rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. In
carrying out this section the department shall assess health
care needs of the state by geographic areas and practice
specialties and shall prioritize and enter into agreements under
this section accordingly.
(c) The department may vary the terms of each agreement in
accordance with this section based upon the community and the
number of the physician's or dentist's patients whose cost of
care is reimbursed under Title XVIII of the federal Social
Security Act, the child health insurance program or the Wyoming
Medical Assistance and Services Act.
(d) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 121, § 3.