Sec. 487.553. LOAN REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM. Subject to available funding, the department shall establish a program to assist communities in recruiting health professionals to practice in medically underserved communities by providing loan reimbursement for health professionals who serve in those communities.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 435, Sec. 2, eff. May 28, 2001. Redesignated from Health and Safety Code Sec. 106.303 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 609, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 9.006(e), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1241 (H.B. 2542), Sec. 41, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (H.B. 1918), Sec. 68, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (H.B. 1493), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle F - Commerce and Industrial Development
Chapter 487 - Office of Rural Affairs in Department of Agriculture
Subchapter M. Rural Communities Health Care Investment Program
Section 487.553. Loan Reimbursement Program
Section 487.554. Stipend Program
Section 487.555. Contract Required
Section 487.556. Powers and Duties of Department
Section 487.557. Use of Telecommunication and Telemedicine
Section 487.558. Permanent Endowment Fund