HB4565 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB4565

Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

110 ILCS 935/2	from Ch. 144, par. 1452
110 ILCS 935/3	from Ch. 144, par. 1453
110 ILCS 935/3.09 new
110 ILCS 935/4.10	from Ch. 144, par. 1454.10

Amends the Family Practice Residency Act. Makes changes concerning the purpose of the Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall have the power and duty to establish programs (instead of a program) for the repayment of the educational loans of primary care physicians and other health care providers within specialties determined to be eligible by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (instead of just the loans of primary care physicians) who agree to serve in designated shortage areas. Removes a provision setting forth the maximum annual payment that may be made to an individual. Allows the Department to use tobacco settlement recovery funding or other available funding to implement the programs. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Family Practice Residency Act is amended by changing Sections 2, 3, and 4.10 and by adding Section 3.09 as follows:

(110 ILCS 935/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 1452)

Sec. 2. The purpose of this Act is to establish programs a program in the Illinois Department of Public Health to upgrade primary health care services for all citizens of the State, to increase access, and to reduce health care disparities by providing grants to family practice and preventive medicine residency programs, scholarships to medical students, and a loan repayment program for physicians and other eligible primary care providers who will agree to practice in areas of the State demonstrating the greatest need for more professional medical care. The programs program shall encourage family practice physicians and other eligible primary care providers to locate in areas where health manpower shortages exist and to increase the total number of family practice physicians and other eligible primary care providers in the State.

(Source: P.A. 86-926.)

(110 ILCS 935/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 1453)

Sec. 3. The terms specified in the following Sections 3.01 through 3.08 have the meanings ascribed to them in those Sections unless the context of this Act otherwise requires.

(Source: P.A. 80-478.)

(110 ILCS 935/3.09 new)

Sec. 3.09. Eligible primary care providers. "Eligible primary care providers" means health care providers within specialties determined to be eligible by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.

(110 ILCS 935/4.10) (from Ch. 144, par. 1454.10)

Sec. 4.10. To establish programs a program, and the criteria for such programs program, for the repayment of the educational loans of primary care physicians and other eligible primary care providers who agree to serve in Designated Shortage Areas for a specified period of time, no less than 2 years. Payments under this program may be made for the principal, interest and related expenses of government and commercial loans received by the individual for tuition expenses, and all other reasonable educational expenses incurred by the individual. The maximum annual payment which may be made to an individual under this law is $20,000, or 25% of the total covered educational indebtedness as provided in this Section, whichever is less. Payments made under this provision shall be exempt from Illinois State Income Tax. The Department may use tobacco settlement recovery funding or other available funding to implement this Section.

(Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.