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120.285
(1) (br)
Health care provider loan assistance program. As a continuing
2appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for loan repayments to medical
3assistants, dental assistants, and dental auxiliaries under s. 36.61.
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4Section
67. 36.61 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:
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36.61
(1) (ae) “Dental assistant” means an individual who holds a certified
6dental assistant credential issued by a national credentialing organization.
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7Section
68. 36.61 (1) (af) of the statutes is created to read:
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36.61
(1) (af) “Dental auxiliary” means an expanded function dental auxiliary
9holding a certification under s. 447.04 (3).
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10Section
69. 36.61 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1) (am) “Eligible practice area" has the meaning given in s. 36.60 (1) (ag)
, 12except that
, with respect to a dental hygienist
, dental assistant, or dental auxiliary,
13“eligible practice area" means a dental health shortage area or a free or charitable
14clinic.
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15Section
70. 36.61 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (1) (b) (intro.) and
16amended to read:
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36.61
(1) (b) (intro.) “Health care provider" means
a any of the following:
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181. A dental hygienist
,.
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192. A physician assistant
,.
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203. A nurse-midwife
, or.
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214. A nurse practitioner.
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22Section
71. 36.61 (1) (b) 5., 6. and 7. of the statutes are created to read:
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36.61
(1) (b) 5. A medical assistant.
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6. A dental assistant.
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7. A dental auxiliary.
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36.61
(1) (c) “Medical assistant” means an individual who has received a
3medical assistant technical diploma from a technical college under ch. 38 or who has
4successfully completed the national certification examination for medical assistants.
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5Section
73. 36.61 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (2) (a) and amended
6to read:
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(2) (a)
The Except as provided in par. (b), the board may repay, on behalf
8of a health care provider, up to $25,000 in educational loans obtained by the health
9care provider from a public or private lending institution for education related to the
10health care provider's field of practice, as determined by the board with the advice
11of the council.
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12Section
74. 36.61 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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(2) (b) For a health care provider that is a medical assistant, the board's
14repayment under par. (a) may not exceed $12,500.
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15Section
75. 36.61 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (a) The board shall enter into a written agreement with the health
17care provider. In the agreement, the health care provider shall agree to practice at
18least 32 clinic hours per week for 3 years in one or more eligible practice areas in this
19state or in a rural area, except that a health care provider in the expanded loan
20assistance program under sub. (8) who is not a dental hygienist
, dental assistant, or
21dental auxiliary may only agree to practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in
22a health professional shortage area.
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23Section
76. 36.61 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the board
25to make the payments under the agreement is subject to the amount of funds
1transferred to the board under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 6r., the contributions received and
2penalties assessed by the board, and the
appropriation appropriations under s.
320.285 (1)
(br) and (qj).