The department shall apply funds appropriated to the department from the osteopathic physician excellence fund established pursuant to Section 21-22D-13 NMSA 1978 exclusively for health professional loan repayment assistance for osteopathic primary care physicians who are licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act [Chapter 61, Article 6 NMSA 1978] and who practice in areas of New Mexico that the department has designated as underserved.
History: Laws 2019, ch. 68, § 2; 2021, ch. 54, § 4.
The 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, after "pursuant to the", changed "Osteopathic Medicine" to "Medical Practice".
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions
Article 22D - Health Professional Loan Repayment
Section 21-22D-1 - Short title.
Section 21-22D-3 - Definitions.
Section 21-22D-5 - Delegation of duties.
Section 21-22D-6 - Award criteria; contract terms; payment.
Section 21-22D-7 - Contracts; enforcement.
Section 21-22D-8 - Fund created; method of payment.
Section 21-22D-9 - Cancellation.
Section 21-22D-12 - Osteopathic physician excellence fund.
Section 21-22D-13 - Osteopathic physician excellence fund; creation; administration; appropriation.