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The Commissioner shall act as the fiscal agent for the Board in administration of these funds. Prior to awarding any funds, the Board shall require the recipient to agree to perform a period of medical service in the Commonwealth in a medically underserved area as defined in § 32.1-122.5 or a health professional shortage area designated in accordance with the criteria established in 42 C.F.R. Part 5, or, in the case of graduates of accredited medical schools who are currently employed in a geriatrics fellowship, the Board shall require the recipient to agree to perform, at minimum, a two-year period of medical service in the Commonwealth.B\n\nThe Board shall promulgate regulations for the implementation of the Physician Loan Repayment Program. Applications for participation in the program will be accepted from a graduate of any accredited medical school, but preference will be given to graduates of medical schools located in the Commonwealth.C\n\nAny loan repayment amounts repaid by recipients who fail to honor the obligation to perform a period of medical service in an underserved area or a two-year period as required by this section, and any interest thereon, shall be used only for the purposes of this section and shall not revert to the general fund.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":218558,"text":"With such funds as are appropriated for this purpose, the Board of Health shall establish a physician loan repayment program for graduates of accredited medical schools who have a specialty in the primary care areas of family practice medicine, general internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics\/gynecology, or who are currently employed in a geriatrics fellowship, and who meet other criteria as determined by the Board. The Commissioner shall act as the fiscal agent for the Board in administration of these funds. Prior to awarding any funds, the Board shall require the recipient to agree to perform a period of medical service in the Commonwealth in a medically underserved area as defined in § 32.1-122.5 or a health professional shortage area designated in accordance with the criteria established in 42 C.F.R. Part 5, or, in the case of graduates of accredited medical schools who are currently employed in a geriatrics fellowship, the Board shall require the recipient to agree to perform, at minimum, a two-year period of medical service in the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":218559,"text":"The Board shall promulgate regulations for the implementation of the Physician Loan Repayment Program. 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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 111<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2000, chapter 926<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 188<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 255<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73851,"section_number":"32.1-162.15:1.20","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Disciplinary action; civil penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-162.15_1.20\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80347,"section_number":"32.1-122.5","catch_line":"Criteria to identify underserved areas","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-122.5\/"}],"permalink":{"id":202785,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59680,"identifier":"32.1-122.6:1","token":"32.1\/4\/6\/32.1-122.6_1","url":"\/32.1-122.6_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-122.6_1\/","token":"32.1\/4\/6\/32.1-122.6_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Physician Loan Repayment Program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-122.6:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> With such funds as are appropriated for this purpose, the Board<\/span> of Health shall establish a physician loan repayment program for graduates of accredited medical schools who have a specialty in the primary care areas of family practice medicine, general internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics\/gynecology, or who are currently employed in a geriatrics fellowship, and who meet other criteria as determined by the Board<\/span>. The Commissioner<\/span> shall act as the fiscal agent for the Board<\/span> in administration of these funds. Prior to awarding any funds, the Board<\/span> shall require the recipient to agree to perform a period of medical service in the Commonwealth in a medically underserved area as defined in § 32.1-122.5<\/a> or a health professional shortage area designated in accordance with the criteria established in 42 C.F.R. Part 5, or, in the case of graduates of accredited medical schools who are currently employed in a geriatrics fellowship, the Board<\/span> shall require the recipient to agree to perform, at minimum, a two-year period of medical service in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall promulgate regulations for the implementation of the Physician Loan Repayment Program. Applications for participation in the program will be accepted from a graduate of any accredited medical school, but preference will be given to graduates of medical schools located in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any loan repayment amounts repaid by recipients who fail to honor the obligation to perform a period of medical service in an underserved area or a two-year period as required by this section, and any interest thereon, shall be used only for the purposes of this section and shall not revert to the general fund. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPHYSICIAN LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (\u00a7 32.1-122.6:1)\n\nA. With such funds as are appropriated for this purpose, the Board of Health\nshall establish a physician loan repayment program for graduates of accredited\nmedical schools who have a specialty in the primary care areas of family\npractice medicine, general internal medicine, pediatrics, and\nobstetrics\/gynecology, or who are currently employed in a geriatrics fellowship,\nand who meet other criteria as determined by the Board. The Commissioner shall\nact as the fiscal agent for the Board in administration of these funds. Prior to\nawarding any funds, the Board shall require the recipient to agree to perform a\nperiod of medical service in the Commonwealth in a medically underserved area as\ndefined in § 32.1-122.5 or a health professional shortage area designated\nin accordance with the criteria established in 42 C.F.R. Part 5, or, in the case\nof graduates of accredited medical schools who are currently employed in a\ngeriatrics fellowship, the Board shall require the recipient to agree to\nperform, at minimum, a two-year period of medical service in the Commonwealth.\n\nB. The Board shall promulgate regulations for the implementation of the\nPhysician Loan Repayment Program. Applications for participation in the program\nwill be accepted from a graduate of any accredited medical school, but\npreference will be given to graduates of medical schools located in the\nCommonwealth.\n\nC. Any loan repayment amounts repaid by recipients who fail to honor the\nobligation to perform a period of medical service in an underserved area or a\ntwo-year period as required by this section, and any interest thereon, shall be\nused only for the purposes of this section and shall not revert to the general\nfund.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 111; 2000, c. 926; 2001, c. 188; 2013, c. 255.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}