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SD SB86
Expand eligibility for the rural recruitment assistance program to include chiropractors and optometrists.
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Introduced
01/22/2025
01/22/2025
In Committee
02/05/2025
02/05/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/31/2025
03/31/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act to expand eligibility for the rural recruitment assistance program to include chiropractors and optometrists.
AI Summary
This bill expands South Dakota's rural recruitment assistance program to include chiropractors and optometrists alongside existing eligible healthcare professionals. The program helps recruit healthcare providers to rural communities by offering financial incentives. Specifically, the bill adds chiropractors and optometrists to the list of eligible professionals who can participate in the recruitment program, with limits on the number of participants: no more than two chiropractors and two optometrists may participate at any given time. To be eligible, these professionals must be licensed in their respective fields, agree to practice in an eligible rural community for a minimum of three years, and may receive an incentive payment equal to twice the University of South Dakota's resident tuition for their most recently completed academic years. The bill also modifies existing language to include these new professional categories and standardizes the program's requirements, such as how participating rural communities will contribute to the incentive payments based on their population size. The overall goal is to improve healthcare access in rural South Dakota communities by attracting and retaining healthcare professionals in areas that may struggle to recruit medical providers.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Committee on Appropriations Tabled, Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1. (on 02/18/2025)
Official Document
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://sdlegislature.gov/#/Session/Bill/25512 |
BillText | https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/276468.pdf |
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