SPONSOR: Rep. Hilovsky & Sen. Pettyjohn Reps. Bolden, Collins, Hensley, K. Johnson, Parker Selby, Yearick; Sens. Hocker, Wilson HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE BILL NO. 294 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE HEALTH CARE COMMISSION HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
SPONSOR: Rep. Hilovsky & Sen. Pettyjohn Reps. Bolden, Collins, Hensley, K. Johnson, Parker Selby, Yearick; Sens. Hocker, Wilson
SPONSOR: Rep. Hilovsky & Sen. Pettyjohn
Reps. Bolden, Collins, Hensley, K. Johnson, Parker Selby, Yearick; Sens. Hocker, Wilson
SPONSOR:
Rep. Hilovsky & Sen. Pettyjohn
Reps. Bolden, Collins, Hensley, K. Johnson, Parker Selby, Yearick; Sens. Hocker, Wilson
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE BILL NO. 294
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE HEALTH CARE COMMISSION HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE: Section 1. Amend 9903, Title 16 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows: 9903. Duties and authority of the Commission. (j) The Commission shall be responsible for the administration of a Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program (HCPLRP). The HCPLRP must be administered consistent with all of the following guidelines: (4) The award of health care provider loan repayment grants must be limited to the recruitment and retention of new primary care and dental providers in ambulatory and outpatient settings. For purposes of this paragraph (j)(4), a new primary care and dental provider means any of the following providers who have completed graduate education within 2 years of the application for a health care provider loan repayment grant being submitted: a. Physicians practicing family medicine (including osteopathic general practice), internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/ gynecology, geriatrics, and psychiatry. b. Nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, clinical nurse specialists, licensed psychologists, licensed professional counselors of mental health, masters of psychology, licensed clinical social workers, and physician assistants practicing adult medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry/mental health, geriatrics, and womens health. c. Dental clinicians possessing a DDS or DMD and practicing general, pediatric, or public health dentistry. d. Optometrists.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend 9903, Title 16 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
9903. Duties and authority of the Commission.
(j) The Commission shall be responsible for the administration of a Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program (HCPLRP). The HCPLRP must be administered consistent with all of the following guidelines:
(4) The award of health care provider loan repayment grants must be limited to the recruitment and retention of new primary care and dental providers in ambulatory and outpatient settings. For purposes of this paragraph (j)(4), a new primary care and dental provider means any of the following providers who have completed graduate education within 2 years of the application for a health care provider loan repayment grant being submitted:
a. Physicians practicing family medicine (including osteopathic general practice), internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/ gynecology, geriatrics, and psychiatry.
b. Nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, clinical nurse specialists, licensed psychologists, licensed professional counselors of mental health, masters of psychology, licensed clinical social workers, and physician assistants practicing adult medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry/mental health, geriatrics, and womens health.
c. Dental clinicians possessing a DDS or DMD and practicing general, pediatric, or public health dentistry.
d. Optometrists.
SYNOPSIS This bill adds optometrists to those health care providers eligible for the Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program.
SYNOPSIS
This bill adds optometrists to those health care providers eligible for the Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program.