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MN SF3408

MN SF3408
Health professional education loan forgiveness program physician and medical resident eligibility modifications


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Introduced
04/22/2025
In Committee
04/22/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

94th Legislature 2025-2026

Bill Summary

A bill for an act relating to health; modifying physician and medical resident eligibility for loan forgiveness under the health professional education loan forgiveness program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.1501, subdivision 1.

AI Summary

This bill modifies the definitions for medical residents and physicians in Minnesota's health professional education loan forgiveness program by expanding eligible specialties. Specifically, the bill adds emergency medicine to the list of medical residency and physician specialties that can qualify for loan forgiveness. Currently, the program allows loan forgiveness for residents and physicians in family practice, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, and psychiatry. The bill now includes emergency medicine and, for physicians, also adds hospitalist medicine to the list of qualifying specialties. This change aims to broaden the types of medical professionals who can benefit from the loan forgiveness program, potentially helping to address healthcare workforce needs in underserved areas by making loan forgiveness more attractive to a wider range of medical professionals. The bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.1501, subdivision 1, which defines key terms related to the health professional education loan forgiveness program.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Referred to Health and Human Services (on 04/22/2025)

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