1 bill · 2022 Regular Session
Adds to existing law to establish the rural nursing loan repayment program.
Thislegislationcreatesthe“RuralNursingLoanRepaymentFund”underTitle39,Chapter59. Moneyallocated to the fund would pay educational debts for nurses committing to practice in designated rural health shortage areas and critical access hospitals in Idaho. Payments would be capped at $25,000 per year up to a maximum of $75,000 per qualified applicant.
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