Bill > HB142

This bill, titled "Rural Health Care Tax Credit Changes," aims to expand and enhance tax credits for healthcare practitioners. It renames the existing "Rural Health Care Practitioner Tax Credit" to simply "Health Care Practitioner Tax Credit" and broadens eligibility to include practitioners serving in urban areas that are also designated as health care underserved, meaning areas where sufficient healthcare services are lacking. The bill significantly increases the tax credit amounts available, with higher credits for those providing services in rural underserved areas and for emergency medical physicians who meet specific hour requirements, including a reduction in the minimum practice hours needed for emergency medical physicians to qualify. Additionally, it clarifies the definitions of "health care underserved area" and introduces a definition for "urban" areas in the context of this designation, ensuring that practitioners in both rural and urban settings facing healthcare shortages can benefit from these tax incentives.

Health and Social Services

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