Office of the Revisor of Statutes
SF 3408
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 04/23/2025 10:19 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to health; modifying physician and medical resident eligibility for loan
forgiveness under the health professional education loan forgiveness program;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.1501, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.1501, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions
apply.
(b) "Advanced dental therapist" means an individual who is licensed as a dental therapist
under section 150A.06, and who is certified as an advanced dental therapist under section
150A.106.
(c) "Alcohol and drug counselor" means an individual who is licensed as an alcohol and
drug counselor under chapter 148F.
(d) "Dental therapist" means an individual who is licensed as a dental therapist under
section 150A.06.
(e) "Dentist" means an individual who is licensed to practice dentistry.
(f) "Designated rural area" means a statutory and home rule charter city or township that
is outside the seven-county metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2,
excluding the cities of Duluth, Mankato, Moorhead, Rochester, and St. Cloud.
(g) "Emergency circumstances" means those conditions that make it impossible for the
participant to fulfill the service commitment, including death, total and permanent disability,
or temporary disability lasting more than two years.
(h) "Hospital nurse" means an individual who is licensed as a registered nurse and who
is providing direct patient care in a nonprofit hospital setting.
(i) "Mental health professional" means an individual providing clinical services in the
treatment of mental illness who is qualified in at least one of the ways specified in section
245.462, subdivision 18.
(j) "Medical resident" means an individual participating in a medical residency in family
practice, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, deleted text begin ordeleted text end psychiatrynew text begin , or emergency
medicinenew text end .
(k) "Midlevel practitioner" means a nurse practitioner, nurse-midwife, nurse anesthetist,
advanced clinical nurse specialist, or physician assistant.
(l) "Nurse" means an individual who has completed training and received all licensing
or certification necessary to perform duties as a licensed practical nurse or registered nurse.
(m) "Nurse-midwife" means a registered nurse who has graduated from a program of
study designed to prepare registered nurses for advanced practice as nurse-midwives.
(n) "Nurse practitioner" means a registered nurse who has graduated from a program of
study designed to prepare registered nurses for advanced practice as nurse practitioners.
(o) "Pharmacist" means an individual with a valid license issued under chapter 151.
(p) "Physician" means an individual who is licensed to practice medicine in the areas
of family practice, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, deleted text begin ordeleted text end psychiatrynew text begin ,
emergency medicine, or hospitalist medicinenew text end .
(q) "Physician assistant" means a person licensed under chapter 147A.
(r) "Public health nurse" means a registered nurse licensed in Minnesota who has obtained
a registration certificate as a public health nurse from the Board of Nursing in accordance
with Minnesota Rules, chapter 6316.
(s) "Qualified educational loan" means a government, commercial, or foundation loan
for actual costs paid for tuition, reasonable education expenses, and reasonable living
expenses related to the graduate or undergraduate education of a health care professional.
(t) "Underserved urban community" means a Minnesota urban area or population included
in the list of designated primary medical care health professional shortage areas (HPSAs),
medically underserved areas (MUAs), or medically underserved populations (MUPs)
maintained and updated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.