PRINTER'S NO. 2781
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1816
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY KORTZ, SCHLOSSBERG, BOBACK, COHEN, FABRIZIO,
SAINATO, KOTIK, SCHWEYER, READSHAW, HELM, GERGELY, McNEILL,
D. COSTA, THOMAS, McCARTER, CUTLER, ROZZI, DeLUCA, MAHONEY,
O'BRIEN, MURT AND GIBBONS, JANUARY 28, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JANUARY 28, 2016
AN ACT
Establishing the Physician Retention Loan Forgiveness Program in
the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency; and
providing for powers and duties of the Pennsylvania Higher
Education Assistance Agency.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Physician
Retention Loan Forgiveness Act.
Section 2. Purpose.
The purpose of this act is to improve patient access to
health care by assisting the Commonwealth with recruitment and
retention of physicians.
Section 3. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Agency." The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance
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