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RURAL PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM - Adds to existing law to create a rural
physician incentive program; and to provide for payments from an incentive
fund financed with moneys from a surcharge on state support grants for
medical education programs to encourage physicians to locate in rural
areas.
02/25 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/26 Rpt prt - to Educ
03/05 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/06 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/11 3rd rdg - PASSED - 66-3-1
AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Bauer, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black,
Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins, Crow,
Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
Field(18), Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Harwood, Henbest, Jaquet,
Jones, Lake, Langhorst(Wallace), Martinez, McGeachin, McKague, Meyer,
Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Naccarato, Nielsen, Raybould, Ridinger,
Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Robison, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer,
Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass,
Stevenson, Tilman, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Barrett, Kulczyk, Langford
Absent and excused -- Kellogg
Floor Sponsor - Gagner
Title apvd - to Senate
03/12 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
03/26 Rpt out - to 14th Ord
Rpt out amen - to 1st rdg as amen
03/27 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/28 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/31 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 23-9-3
AYES -- Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett(Roberts), Burtenshaw,
Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Kennedy,
Lodge, McKenzie, Noble, Noh, Pearce, Richardson, Sorensen, Stegner,
Sweet, Williams
NAYS -- Andreason, Calabretta, Hill, Keough, Malepeai, Marley,
Schroeder, Stennett, Werk
Absent and excused -- Ingram, Little, McWilliams
Floor Sponsor - Lodge
Title apvd - to House
04/01 House concurred in Senate amens - to engros
04/02 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
04/03 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
04/04 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 64-3-3
AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Bauer, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black,
Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Collins, Crow, Cuddy,
Deal, Denney, Douglas, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18),
Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Harwood, Henbest, Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg,
Langford, Langhorst, Martinez, McGeachin, Meyer, Miller, Mitchell,
Moyle, Naccarato, Nielsen, Raybould, Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Roberts,
Robison, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen,
Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Tilman,
Trail(Young), Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Barrett, Kulczyk, McKague
Absent and excused -- Clark, Eberle, Lake
Floor Sponsor - Gagner
Title apvd - to enrol
04/07 Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
04/08 To Governor
04/14 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 283
Effective: 07/01/03
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 301
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO CREATION OF A RURAL PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM; AMENDING CHAPTER
3 37, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-3723, IDAHO
4 CODE, TO AUTHORIZE ASSESSMENT OF A FEE; AMENDING CHAPTER 37, TITLE 33,
5 IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-3724, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-
6 VIDE FOR PAYMENTS FROM THE INCENTIVE FUND; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 37, TITLE
7 33, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-3725, IDAHO CODE, TO
8 PROVIDE FOR PAYMENTS FROM THE FUND FOR RURAL PHYSICIAN INCENTIVES.
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
10 SECTION 1. That Chapter 37, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
11 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
12 ignated as Section 33-3723, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
13 33-3723. RURAL PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE FEE ASSESSMENT. The state board of
14 education and board of regents of the university of Idaho may assess a fee to
15 students preparing to be physicians in the fields of medicine or osteopathic
16 medicine who are supported by the state pursuant to an interstate compact for
17 a professional education program in those fields, as those fields are defined
18 by the compact. The fee may not exceed an amount equal to eight percent (8%)
19 of the annual individual medicine support fee paid by the state. The fee must
20 be assessed by the board and deposited in the rural physician incentive fund
21 established in section 33-3724, Idaho Code.
22 SECTION 2. That Chapter 37, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
23 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
24 ignated as Section 33-3724, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
25 33-3724. RURAL PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE FUND. There is hereby created the
26 rural physician incentive fund in the state treasury. Money is payable into
27 the fund as provided in section 33-3723, Idaho Code. Income and earnings on
28 the fund shall be returned to the fund. The state board of education and board
29 of regents of the university of Idaho shall administer the fund as provided by
30 section 33-3725, Idaho Code.
31 SECTION 3. That Chapter 37, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
32 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
33 ignated as Section 33-3725, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
34 33-3725. INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FROM FUND. The moneys in the rural physician
35 incentive fund are hereby appropriated for the uses of the fund. The state
36 board of education and board of regents of the university of Idaho may use the
37 moneys to pay:
38 (1) The educational debts of rural physicians who practice in medically
39 underserved areas of the state that demonstrate a need for assistance in phy-
2
1 sician recruitment; and
2 (2) The expenses of administering the rural physician incentive program.
3 The expenses of administering the program shall not exceed ten percent (10%)
4 of the annual fees assessed pursuant to section 33-3723, Idaho Code.
5 The board shall establish procedures for determining the areas of the
6 state that qualify for assistance in physician recruitment. An eligible area
7 must demonstrate that a physician shortage exists or that the area has been
8 unsuccessful in recruiting physicians by other mechanisms.
9 A physician from an area determined to be eligible under this section may
10 apply to the board for payment of an educational debt directly related to a
11 professional school. Physicians who have paid the fee authorized in section
12 33-3723, Idaho Code, shall be given a preference over other applicants. To
13 receive the educational debt payments, the physician shall sign an annual con-
14 tract with the board. The contract must provide that the physician is liable
15 for the payments if the physician ceases to practice in the eligible area dur-
16 ing the contract period.
17 The maximum amount of educational debt payment that a rural physician may
18 receive is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) over a five (5) year period. The
19 board may structure the payment schedule to make greater payments in the later
20 years. The amount contractually committed in a year shall not exceed the
21 annual amount deposited in the rural physician incentive fund.
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
Moved by Lodge
Seconded by Schroeder
IN THE SENATE
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. NO. 301
1 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1
2 On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 14, delete "and board of regents of
3 the university of Idaho"; in line 18, delete "eight" and insert: "four" and
4 also in line 18, delete "8" and insert: "4"; and in line 19, delete
5 "individual" and insert: "average".
6 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 2
7 On page 1, in lines 28 and 29, delete "and board of regents of the univer-
8 sity of Idaho"; and in line 30, following "Code." insert: "The state board of
9 education shall identify an oversight committee made up of knowledgeable indi-
10 viduals or organizations to assist in the administration of this fund. Members
11 of this oversight committee should come from the Idaho hospital association,
12 Idaho medical association, office of rural health, Idaho rural health educa-
13 tion center, medical student program administrators and others as appropri-
14 ate.".
15 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 3
16 On page 1, in line 36, delete "and board of regents of the university of
17 Idaho"; and in line 38, following "practice" insert: "primary care medicine";
18 and on page 2, in line 5, following "board" insert: ", through the oversight
19 committee,".
20 CORRECTION TO TITLE
21 On page 1, in line 8, following "PAYMENTS" insert: "FOR PRIMARY CARE PHY-
22 SICIANS".
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 301, As Amended in the Senate
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO CREATION OF A RURAL PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM; AMENDING CHAPTER
3 37, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-3723, IDAHO
4 CODE, TO AUTHORIZE ASSESSMENT OF A FEE; AMENDING CHAPTER 37, TITLE 33,
5 IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-3724, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-
6 VIDE FOR PAYMENTS FROM THE INCENTIVE FUND; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 37, TITLE
7 33, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-3725, IDAHO CODE, TO
8 PROVIDE FOR PAYMENTS FOR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS FROM THE FUND FOR RURAL
9 PHYSICIAN INCENTIVES.
10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
11 SECTION 1. That Chapter 37, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
12 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
13 ignated as Section 33-3723, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
14 33-3723. RURAL PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE FEE ASSESSMENT. The state board of
15 education may assess a fee to students preparing to be physicians in the
16 fields of medicine or osteopathic medicine who are supported by the state pur-
17 suant to an interstate compact for a professional education program in those
18 fields, as those fields are defined by the compact. The fee may not exceed an
19 amount equal to four percent (4%) of the annual average medicine support fee
20 paid by the state. The fee must be assessed by the board and deposited in the
21 rural physician incentive fund established in section 33-3724, Idaho Code.
22 SECTION 2. That Chapter 37, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
23 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
24 ignated as Section 33-3724, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
25 33-3724. RURAL PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE FUND. There is hereby created the
26 rural physician incentive fund in the state treasury. Money is payable into
27 the fund as provided in section 33-3723, Idaho Code. Income and earnings on
28 the fund shall be returned to the fund. The state board of education shall
29 administer the fund as provided by section 33-3725, Idaho Code. The state
30 board of education shall identify an oversight committee made up of
31 knowledgeable individuals or organizations to assist in the administration of
32 this fund. Members of this oversight committee should come from the Idaho hos-
33 pital association, Idaho medical association, office of rural health, Idaho
34 rural health education center, medical student program administrators and
35 others as appropriate.
36 SECTION 3. That Chapter 37, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
37 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
38 ignated as Section 33-3725, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
39 33-3725. INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FROM FUND. The moneys in the rural physician
2
1 incentive fund are hereby appropriated for the uses of the fund. The state
2 board of education may use the moneys to pay:
3 (1) The educational debts of rural physicians who practice primary care
4 medicine in medically underserved areas of the state that demonstrate a need
5 for assistance in physician recruitment; and
6 (2) The expenses of administering the rural physician incentive program.
7 The expenses of administering the program shall not exceed ten percent (10%)
8 of the annual fees assessed pursuant to section 33-3723, Idaho Code.
9 The board, through the oversight committee, shall establish procedures for
10 determining the areas of the state that qualify for assistance in physician
11 recruitment. An eligible area must demonstrate that a physician shortage
12 exists or that the area has been unsuccessful in recruiting physicians by
13 other mechanisms.
14 A physician from an area determined to be eligible under this section may
15 apply to the board for payment of an educational debt directly related to a
16 professional school. Physicians who have paid the fee authorized in section
17 33-3723, Idaho Code, shall be given a preference over other applicants. To
18 receive the educational debt payments, the physician shall sign an annual con-
19 tract with the board. The contract must provide that the physician is liable
20 for the payments if the physician ceases to practice in the eligible area dur-
21 ing the contract period.
22 The maximum amount of educational debt payment that a rural physician may
23 receive is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) over a five (5) year period. The
24 board may structure the payment schedule to make greater payments in the later
25 years. The amount contractually committed in a year shall not exceed the
26 annual amount deposited in the rural physician incentive fund.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 13059
This bill will act as an incentive to cause doctors to want
to serve in rural communities when a need is demonstrated.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact to the General Fund.
Contact
Name: Rep. Lee Gagner
Phone: 208-332-1000
Sen. Patti Lodge
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 301