Amends existing law to provide a state match for student contributions to the Rural Physician Incentive Fund.

RuralIdahoneedsmoredoctors, particularlyinprimarycareandpsychiatry. Toencourageyoungphysicians to plant roots in Idaho communities and serve in healthcare shortage areas, the legislature created a loan repayment program called the Rural Physician Incentive Program (RPIP). Funds from the program go to helping pay down medical education loans for physicians who take on these hard to fill positions. However, only a few grants are made each year because since its inception in 2000, RPIP has relied solely on funds paid by WWAMI and University of Utah medical students through their annual fees. This bill would allow the legislature to contribute to the fund at a rate of two state dollars for every one student dollar.