Providing for grant awards to entities in rural counties and designated medically underserved areas to pay for the education debt of practitioners employed at the entity.
Relating to entities that provide services to rural Texans and in rural counties.
Relating to state income tax; to establish the Preceptor Tax Incentive Program to provide income tax credit incentives for certain medical students who train in rural and underserved counties in the state.
Further providing for definitions; and providing for the Rural Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner Health Care Access Program.
Relating to state income tax; to establish the Preceptor Tax Incentive Program to provide income tax credit incentives for certain medical students who train in rural and underserved counties in the state.
Prohibiting the enforcement of certain noncompete covenants entered into by health care practitioners and employers and providing for a study by the Health Care Cost Containment
Creates a working group to study the impact of nurse practitioners on enhancement of access to health care in medically underserved areas
CON; exempt acute care hospitals in rural medically underserved areas from CON requirement to expand services to certain areas.
Establishes Loan Redemption Program for Healthcare Professionals in Underserved Counties within Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Relative to critical incident stress management team members and establishing a rural and underserved area educator incentive program for higher education and making an appropriation therefor.