Funding provided for the health professional education loan forgiveness program for physicians licensed to practice medicine in the area of obstetrics and gynecology, and money appropriated.

This bill allocates state funding to the Minnesota health professional education loan forgiveness program specifically for physicians specializing in obstetrics and gynecology who practice in designated rural areas. The funds, appropriated for fiscal years 2027 and 2028, will be used to repay education loans for eligible OB/GYN physicians working in rural communities. If there are not enough qualified OB/GYN applicants to use all the allocated money, any unused funds will be carried over to the next biennium and distributed among other eligible medical professions. The legislation modifies existing state distribution rules to prioritize this specific specialty group in rural settings.