HB 392-INCENTIVES FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL PROVIDERS                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
5:02:49 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR KELLER announced that the  final order of business would                                                               
be  HOUSE BILL  NO. 392,  "An Act  establishing a  loan repayment                                                               
program and employment incentive  program for certain health care                                                               
professionals  employed  in  the  state;  and  providing  for  an                                                               
effective date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR HERRON  stated that HB  392 recognized that there  was a                                                               
health care provider shortage,  especially in certain occupations                                                               
and specific  regions.   He shared  that HB  392 would  assist to                                                               
recruit  and retain  "a competent,  competitive medical  provider                                                               
workforce."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
[HB 392 was held over.]