HCSHB2133--FINANCIALINCENTIVESFORHEALTHCAREPROFESSIONALS
SPONSOR: Morse
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonRuralCommunityDevelopmentbyavoteof12to0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
2133.
ForalltaxyearsbeginningonorafterJanuary1,2023,aprimary
carephysicianoradentist,asdefinedinthebill,thatpractices
andresidesinacountyinMissouriwithfewerthan25,000
inhabitantswillbeallowedtoclaimataxcreditagainstthe
taxpayer'sstatetaxliabilityinanamountequalto$15,000.
Innoeventwillthetotalamountofataxcreditauthorizedunder
thisbillexceedataxpayer'sincometaxliabilityforthetaxyear
forwhichsuchcreditisclaimed. Notaxcreditclaimedunderthis
sectionshallbecarriedforwardtoanysubsequenttaxyear.The
taxcreditwillnotbeassigned,transferred,sold,orconveyed.
Theamountoftaxcreditsallowediscappedat$3million,andif
theamountoftaxcreditsclaimedexceedsthatcap,thecredits
willbeapportionedamongalleligibletaxpayers.
Thisprogramwillautomaticallysunsetsixyearsafterthe
effectivedate.
Thebillalsoexpandsthepoolofeligiblestudentsthatmayapply
totheDepartmentofHealthandSeniorServicesforastudentloan
underChapter191,RSMo,fromstudentspursuingadegreeofdoctor
ofmedicineordoctorofosteopathytonowincludestudentsseeking
adegreeintheareaofpsychiatry,adegreeofdoctorofdental
surgeryordentalmedicine,orabachelorofsciencedegreein
dentalhygieneandprovidesthatalleligiblestudentsmustbe
residentsofthestate.Thecapforaloantoaneligiblestudent
shallalsoberaisedfrom$7,500to$25,000foreachacademicyear.
Thisbillalsoraisestheamountoffinancialassistanceavailable
toqualifiedapplicantsthroughtheNursingStudentLoanProgram
underChapter335from$5,000to$10,000forastudentofa
professionalnursingprogramandfrom$2,500to$5,000fora
studentofapracticalnursingprogram.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill. PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthereisadisparitybetweenthe
numberofruralprimarycarephysiciansandurbanprimarycare
physicians. Thisbillwouldhelpcreateincentivesforphysicians
topracticeintheruralcommunitiesofthestate,manyofwhich
struggletoattractdoctors.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Morse;MissouriAcademy
ofFamilyPhysicians;BJCHealthcare;MissouriAssociationofRural
HealthClinics;,MissouriStateMedicalAssociation;andMissouri
AssociationofOsteopathicPhysiciansandSurgeons. Additional
writtentestimonywassubmittedinsupportofthebill
OPPONENTS: Writtentestimonywassubmittedinoppositiontothe
bil.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.