HB 48 DE

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This Act establishes a Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program for new primary care providers to be administered by the Delaware Health Care Commission. Under the loan repayment program, the Health Care Commission may award education loan repayment grants to new primary care providers of up to $50,000 per year for a maximum of 4 years. Priority consideration may be given to DIMER-participating students and participants in Delaware based residency programs. Sites eligible to apply for grants on behalf of their new primary care providers must be located in underserved areas or areas of need and must accept Medicare and Medicaid participants. Grants to hospital sites must be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the applicant hospital and the disbursement of grants from the program is contingent upon an initial, one-time contribution to the Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program, in an amount Fiscal Year 21 appropriation of State funds up to a maximum of $1 million, from Delaware health insurers. This Act also provides that the Delaware Healthcare Commission may award Health Care Provider Repayment grants on a prorated annual basis.

• David Bentz · primary
• Nicole Poore Democratic · primary
• Bryan W. Shupe Republican · primary
• William Bush Democratic · primary
• Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic · primary
• Sarah McBride · primary

1. Jan 7, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House · lower
2. Jan 13, 2021 Amendment HA 1 to HB 48 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
3. Jan 21, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 8 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits · lower
4. Mar 11, 2021 Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House · lower
5. Jun 4, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · lower
6. Jun 10, 2021 Amendment HA 1 to HB 48 - Passed In House by Voice Vote · lower
7. Jun 10, 2021 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES · lower
8. Jun 10, 2021 Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate · upper
9. Jun 17, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 5 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits · upper
10. Jun 22, 2021 Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate · upper
11. Jun 23, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits · upper
12. Jun 23, 2021 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
13. Aug 10, 2021 Signed by Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Bill Text · HTML
• Bill Text · PDF
• HA 1 to HB 48 · PDF
• HA 1 to HB 48 · HTML