Sec. 5. (a) The money in the fund must be used to provide annual student loan forgiveness payments to qualified primary care physicians who are residents of Indiana and practice medicine in Indiana.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 21-13-6-5

  • primary care physician: means a physician who practices in any of the following areas:

    Indiana Code 21-13-6-1

  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (b) Subject to section 8 of this chapter, a student loan forgiveness payment awarded in a particular year under this section is equal to the lesser of the following amounts:

(1) The balance of the physician’s total amount of student loans.

(2) Five thousand dollars ($5,000).

     (c) A primary care physician is eligible for a student loan forgiveness payment under this section each year that the individual meets the qualifications under section 6 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.4.