H5158

Rural Physician Education Grants

Introduced·2/11/26
Introduced Text

Establishes a tuition grant program for medical students to practice in rural South Carolina.

The bill establishes the Rural Physician Tuition Grant Program, administered by the Commission on Higher Education, to increase the number of physicians in rural areas. The program provides tuition grants, not loans, to eligible students who commit to practicing medicine in rural areas for at least five years. The program is funded by the South Carolina Education Lottery and requires recipients to complete all academic and clinical requirements for licensure and execute a service obligation agreement.

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Ways and Means Committee
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History

Feb 12

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sessions, Davis, Guffey

Feb 11

House

Introduced and read first time

Feb 11

House

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means