History. Code 1981, § 31-34-5 , enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1234, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2010, p. 322, § 1/HB 866; Ga. L. 2011, p. 459, § 3/HB 509; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214; Ga. L. 2017, p. 397, § 5/HB 427.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, throughout this Code section, inserted “, dentist, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse” and inserted “, dentists, physician assistants, or advanced practice registered nurses”; inserted “or health care” near the end of the last sentence of paragraph (a)(1); deleted “a physician” preceding “underserved” in the last sentence of paragraph (a)(2); deleted “physician” preceding “underserved” throughout subsection (b); and substituted “, dentist’s, physician assistant’s, or advanced practice registered nurse’s” in the middle of paragraph (c)(5).
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For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 34 - Medical Professionals for Rural Assistance
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 31-34-2. Purpose and Intent of Article
§ 31-34-3. Administration by Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
§ 31-34-4. Loan Applicant Qualifications; Rules and Regulations
§ 31-34-4.1. Grants to Hospitals and Other Entities; Use of Funds; Rules and Regulations Authorized
§ 31-34-5. Service Cancelable Loan; Amount; Repayment; Determination of Underserved Rural Areas