AB40, s. 1038 5Section 1038. 36.60 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (3) (a).
AB40, s. 1039 6Section 1039. 36.60 (4m) of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (4m).
AB40, s. 1040 7Section 1040. 36.60 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,511,128 36.60 (5) (b) 1. The degree to which there is an extremely high need for medical
9care in the eligible practice area, health professional shortage area, or rural area in
10which a physician desires to practice and the
degree to which there is an extremely
11high need for dental care in the dental health shortage area or rural area in which
12a dentist desires to practice.
AB40, s. 1041 13Section 1041. 36.60 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,511,1714 36.60 (5) (b) 2. The likelihood that a physician will remain in the eligible
15practice area, health professional shortage area, or rural area, and
that a dentist will
16remain in the dental health shortage area or rural area, in which he or she desires
17to practice after the loan repayment period.
AB40, s. 1042 18Section 1042. 36.60 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,511,2119 36.60 (5) (b) 3. The per capita income of the eligible practice area, health
20professional shortage area, or rural area in which a physician desires to practice and

21of the dental health shortage area or rural area in which a dentist desires to practice.
AB40, s. 1043 22Section 1043. 36.60 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,512,323 36.60 (5) (b) 4. The financial or other support for physician recruitment and
24retention provided by individuals, organizations, or local governments in the eligible
25practice area, health professional shortage area, or rural area in which a physician

1desires to practice and
for dentist recruitment and retention provided by individuals,
2organizations, or local governments in the dental health shortage area or rural area
3in which a dentist desires to practice.
AB40, s. 1044 4Section 1044. 36.60 (5) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,512,95 36.60 (5) (b) 5. The geographic distribution of the physicians and dentists who
6have entered into loan repayment agreements under this section and the geographic
7distribution of the eligible practice areas, health professional shortage areas, dental
8health shortage areas, and rural areas in which the eligible applicants desire to
9practice.
AB40, s. 1045 10Section 1045. 36.60 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,512,1311 36.60 (5) (d) An agreement under sub. (3) does not create a right of action
12against the state on the part of the physician, dentist , or lending institution for
13failure to make the payments specified in the agreement.
AB40, s. 1046 14Section 1046. 36.60 (6m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,512,1715 36.60 (6m) (a) (intro.) The board shall, by rule, establish penalties to be
16assessed by the board against physicians and dentists who breach agreements
17entered into under sub. (3). The rules shall do all of the following:
AB40, s. 1047 18Section 1047. 36.60 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,512,2119 36.60 (8) (b) Identify eligible practice areas and rural areas with an extremely
20high need for medical care and
dental health shortage areas and rural areas with an
21extremely high need for dental care.
AB40, s. 1048 22Section 1048. 36.60 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,512,2423 36.60 (8) (d) Publicize the program under this section to physicians, dentists,
24and eligible communities.
AB40, s. 1049 25Section 1049. 36.60 (8) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,513,2
136.60 (8) (e) Assist physicians and dentists who are interested in applying for
2the program under this section.
AB40, s. 1050 3Section 1050. 36.60 (8) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,513,54 36.60 (8) (f) Assist communities in obtaining physicians' and dentists' services
5through the program under this section.
AB40, s. 1051 6Section 1051. 36.60 (8) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,513,97 36.60 (8) (h) Notwithstanding subs. (3) (b) and (5) (a) and (b), ensure that
8moneys appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (qj) are used under this section only to repay
9loans on behalf of physicians and dentists who agree to practice in a rural area.
AB40, s. 1052 10Section 1052. 36.60 (9) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,513,1711 36.60 (9) Expanded loan assistance program. (intro.) The board may agree to
12repay loans as provided under this section on behalf of a physician or dentist under
13an expanded physician and dentist loan assistance program that is funded through
14federal funds in addition to state matching funds. To be eligible for loan repayment
15under the expanded physician and dentist loan assistance program, a physician or
16dentist must fulfill all of the requirements for loan repayment under this section, as
17well as all of the following:
AB40, s. 1053 18Section 1053. 36.60 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,513,1919 36.60 (9) (a) The physician or dentist must be a U.S. citizen.
AB40, s. 1054 20Section 1054. 36.60 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,513,2221 36.60 (9) (b) The physician or dentist may not have a judgment lien against his
22or her property for a debt to the United States.
AB40, s. 1055 23Section 1055. 36.60 (9) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,513,2524 36.60 (9) (c) (intro.) The physician or dentist must agree to do all of the
25following:
AB40, s. 1056
1Section 1056. 36.60 (9) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,514,52 36.60 (9) (c) 2. Use a sliding fee scale or a comparable method of determining
3payment arrangements for patients who are not eligible for medicare or medical
4assistance and who are unable to pay the customary fee for the physician's or
5dentist's services.
AB40, s. 1057 6Section 1057. 36.60 (9) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,514,97 36.60 (9) (c) 3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health
8professional shortage area, if a physician, or
in a dental health shortage area, if a
9dentist
.
AB40, s. 1058 10Section 1058. 36.61 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,514,12 1136.61 (title) Health care provider Dental hygienist loan assistance
12program.
AB40, s. 1059 13Section 1059. 36.61 (1) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 37.61 (1) (am) and
14amended to read:
AB40,514,1815 37.61 (1) (am) "Eligible practice area" means a primary care shortage area, an
16American Indian reservation, or trust lands of an American Indian tribe, except that
17with respect to a dental hygienist "eligible practice area" means a dental health
18shortage area
.
AB40, s. 1060 19Section 1060. 36.61 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 37.61 (1) (b) and
20amended to read:
AB40,514,2221 37.61 (1) (b) "Health care provider" means a dental hygienist, physician
22assistant, nurse-midwife, or nurse practitioner.
AB40, s. 1061 23Section 1061. 36.61 (1) (bp) of the statutes is renumbered 37.61 (1) (bp) and
24amended to read:
AB40,515,2
137.61 (1) (bp) "Health professional shortage area" has the meaning given in s.
236.60 37.60 (1) (aj).
AB40, s. 1062 3Section 1062. 36.61 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 37.61 (1) (d) and
4amended to read:
AB40,515,65 37.61 (1) (d) "Primary care shortage area" has the meaning given in s. 36.60
637.60 (1) (cm).
AB40, s. 1063 7Section 1063. 36.61 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,515,88 36.61 (1) (e) "Rural area" has the meaning given in s. 36.63 37.63 (1) (c).
AB40, s. 1064 9Section 1064. 36.61 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,515,1410 36.61 (2) Eligibility. The board may repay, on behalf of a health care provider
11dental hygienist, up to $25,000 in educational loans obtained by the health care
12provider
dental hygienist from a public or private lending institution for education
13related to the health care provider's field of practice of dental hygiene, as determined
14by the board with the advice of the council.
AB40, s. 1065 15Section 1065. 36.61 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,515,2216 36.61 (3) (a) The board shall enter into a written agreement with the health
17care provider
dental hygienist. In the agreement, the health care provider dental
18hygienist
shall agree to practice at least 32 clinic hours per week for 3 years in one
19or more eligible practice dental health shortage areas in this state or in a rural area,
20except that a health care provider in the expanded loan assistance program under
21sub. (8) who is not a dental hygienist may only agree to practice at a public or private
22nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area
.
AB40, s. 1066 23Section 1066. 36.61 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,516,424 36.61 (5) (b) 1. The degree to which there is an extremely high need for medical
25care in the eligible practice area, health professional shortage area, or rural area in

1which an eligible applicant who is not a dental hygienist desires to practice and the

2degree to which there is an extremely high need for dental care in the dental health
3shortage area or rural area in which an eligible applicant who is a dental hygienist
4desires to practice.
AB40, s. 1067 5Section 1067. 36.61 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,516,86 36.61 (5) (b) 2. The likelihood that an eligible applicant will remain in the
7eligible practice dental health shortage area, health professional shortage area, or
8rural area in which he or she desires to practice after the loan repayment period.
AB40, s. 1068 9Section 1068. 36.61 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,516,1210 36.61 (5) (b) 3. The per capita income of the eligible practice dental health
11shortage
area, health professional shortage area, or rural area in which an eligible
12applicant desires to practice.
AB40, s. 1069 13Section 1069. 36.61 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,516,1714 36.61 (5) (b) 4. The financial or other support for health care provider dental
15hygienist
recruitment and retention provided by individuals, organizations or local
16governments in the eligible practice dental health shortage area, health professional
17shortage area,
or rural area in which an eligible applicant desires to practice.
AB40, s. 1070 18Section 1070. 36.61 (5) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,516,2319 36.61 (5) (b) 5. The geographic distribution of the health care providers dental
20hygienists
who have entered into loan repayment agreements under this section and
21the geographic location of the eligible practice dental health shortage area, health
22professional shortage area,
or rural area in which an eligible applicant desires to
23practice.
AB40, s. 1071 24Section 1071. 36.61 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,517,3
136.61 (5) (c) An agreement under sub. (3) does not create a right of action
2against the state on the part of the health care provider dental hygienist or the
3lending institution for failure to make the payments specified in the agreement.
AB40, s. 1072 4Section 1072. 36.61 (6m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,517,75 36.61 (6m) (a) (intro.) The board shall, by rule, establish penalties to be
6assessed by the board against health care providers dental hygienists who breach an
7agreement entered into under sub. (3) (a). The rules shall do all of the following:
AB40, s. 1073 8Section 1073. 36.61 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,517,109 36.61 (7) (a) Identify communities with an extremely high need for health care,
10including
dental health care.
AB40, s. 1074 11Section 1074. 36.61 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,517,1312 36.61 (7) (b) Publicize the program under this section to health care providers
13dental hygienists and eligible communities.
AB40, s. 1075 14Section 1075. 36.61 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,517,1615 36.61 (7) (c) Assist health care providers dental hygienists who are interested
16in applying for the program under this section.
AB40, s. 1076 17Section 1076. 36.61 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,517,1918 36.61 (7) (d) Assist communities in obtaining the services of health care
19providers
dental hygienists through the program under this section.
AB40, s. 1077 20Section 1077. 36.61 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,517,2421 36.61 (7) (e) Notwithstanding subs. (3) (b) and (5) (a) and (b), ensure that
22moneys appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (qj) are used under this section only to repay
23loans on behalf of health care providers dental hygienists who agree to practice in
24a rural area.
AB40, s. 1078 25Section 1078. 36.61 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,518,8
136.61 (8) Expanded loan assistance program. (intro.) The board may agree to
2repay loans as provided under this section on behalf of a health care provider dental
3hygienist
under an expanded health care provider dental hygienist loan assistance
4program that is funded through federal funds in addition to state matching funds.
5To be eligible for loan repayment under the expanded health care provider dental
6hygienist
loan assistance program, a health care provider dental hygienist must
7fulfill all of the requirements for loan repayment under this section, as well as all of
8the following:
AB40, s. 1079 9Section 1079. 36.61 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,518,1010 36.61 (8) (a) The health care provider dental hygienist must be a U.S. citizen.
AB40, s. 1080 11Section 1080. 36.61 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,518,1312 36.61 (8) (b) The health care provider dental hygienist may not have a
13judgment lien against his or her property for a debt to the United States.
AB40, s. 1081 14Section 1081. 36.61 (8) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,518,1615 36.61 (8) (c) (intro.) The health care provider dental hygienist must agree to
16do all of the following:
AB40, s. 1082 17Section 1082. 36.61 (8) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,518,2118 36.61 (8) (c) 2. Use a sliding fee scale or a comparable method of determining
19payment arrangements for patients who are not eligible for medicare or medical
20assistance and who are unable to pay the customary fee for the health care provider's
21dental hygienist's services.
AB40, s. 1083 22Section 1083. 36.61 (8) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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