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Budget Amendments - HB1600 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Willett
Virginia Oral Health Loan Repayment Program

Item 279 #7h

Item 279 #7h

First Year - FY2025 Second Year - FY2026
Health and Human Resources
Department of Health FY2025 $0 FY2026 $1,610,000 GF

Language
Page 348, line 35, strike "$31,479,983" and insert "$33,089,983".

Page 353, after line 18, insert:

"AA.  Out of this appropriation, $1,610,000 the second year from the general fund shall be provided to the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority (VHWDA) to establish the Virginia Oral Health Loan Repayment Program for dentists and dental hygienists that practice in underserved areas of the Commonwealth."

Page 353, line 19, strike "AA." and insert "BB."

Page 353, line 22, strike "BB." and insert "CC."

Page 353, line 30, strike "CC." and insert "DD."



Explanation

(This amendment provides a total of $1.6 million in fiscal year 2026 from the general fund for the VHWDA to establish the Virginia Oral Health Loan Repayment Program for dentists and dental hygienists that practice in underserved areas of the Commonwealth. Currently, the Virginia Department of Health has statutory authority for a dentist loan repayment program for graduates of accredited dental schools who meet the criteria determined by the Board of Health, with the requirement that the recipient agree to perform a period of dental service in this Commonwealth in an underserved area or a dental health professional shortage area, however, the loan repayment program has been unfunded for a number of years.)