Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-2721

A. 1. The Health Care Workforce Training Commission shall

administer the Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program.

2. For the purposes of this section, "primary care physicians"

shall mean physicians practicing in family medicine, geriatrics,

general internal medicine, general pediatrics,

obstetrics/gynecology, emergency medicine, or general surgery.

3. For the purposes of this section, "health center" shall mean

a Federally Qualified Health Center as defined by 42 U.S.C., Section

1905(1)(2)(B).

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4. For the purposes of this section, "teaching health center"

shall mean a health center that supports the residencies of primary

care physicians within the operations of the health center.

5. The program, depending upon and limited to available

funding, shall provide educational loan repayment assistance to

Oklahoma-licensed primary care physicians, physician assistants, and

certified nurse practitioners who agree to establish a practice in a

community located in Oklahoma approved by the Commission.

6. Each award of educational loan repayment assistance shall be

for a contracted period and shall be distributed to the participant

by drafts made payable to the participant at the end of each

contract year with disbursements not to exceed an amount to be

established annually by the Commission. Prior to any disbursement,

the Commission shall certify and properly review reports submitted

by the participating physician, physician assistant, or certified

nurse practitioner detailing performance of activities in accordance

with the program.

7. The Commission shall review the performance in the program

of the participating physician, physician assistant, or certified

nurse practitioner and determine whether an award may be granted for

additional years pursuant to rules promulgated by the Commission.

B. The physicians, physician assistants, and certified nurse

practitioners entering the program each year shall agree to provide

medical care and services in areas designated by the Commission to

provide medical care and services to Medicaid recipients as

authorized by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.

C. A physician, physician assistant, or certified nurse

practitioner shall be eligible to participate in the loan repayment

program if the individual:

1. Is a physician, physician assistant, or certified nurse

practitioner who holds a current Oklahoma medical license;

2. Is a new primary care graduate physician, physician

assistant, or certified nurse practitioner. Preference will be

given to graduates of the primary care residency programs affiliated

with the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine,

the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, and the teaching

hospitals affiliated with both schools of medicine and teaching

health centers located in this state; or

3. Is a current practicing physician, physician assistant, or

certified nurse practitioner and has met criteria established by the

Commission.

D. The Commission may accept donations of public or private

funds to assist in funding the Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment

Program. The Commission may, at its discretion, contract with other

public entities and nonprofit corporations for the endowment,

management and administration of such funds.

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E. The Commission shall present a report on the operation of

the program to the Governor, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of

Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State

Senate within one (1) month of the beginning of each regular session

of the Legislature, including but not limited to the progress made

in accomplishing the goal of the program.