(a) There shall be allowed to each taxpayer subject to the tax imposed by this chapter, a healthcare preceptor tax credit that shall be deductible from the taxpayer’s net income tax liability, if any, imposed by this chapter for the taxable year in which the credit is properly claimed.

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(b) The amount of the credit shall be equal to $1,000 for each volunteer-based supervised clinical training rotation supervised by the taxpayer, up to a maximum of $5,000 per taxable year, regardless of the number of volunteer-based supervised clinical training rotations supervised by the taxpayer.
(c) The director of taxation:

(1) Shall prepare any forms that may be necessary to claim a tax credit under this section;
(2) May require the taxpayer to furnish reasonable information to ascertain the validity of the claim for the tax credit made under this section; and
(3) May adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.
(d) The preceptor credit assurance committee, established under section 321-2.7, shall:

(1) Maintain records of the names, addresses, and license numbers of the taxpayers claiming the credit under this section;
(2) Certify the number of volunteer-based supervised clinical training rotations each taxpayer conducted by:

(A) Verifying that the taxpayer meets the requirements to serve as a preceptor;
(B) Verifying the number of hours the taxpayer spent supervising an eligible student in each volunteer-based supervised clinical training rotation;
(C) Verifying that the eligible student was enrolled in an academic program in Hawaii; and
(D) Verifying that the taxpayer was uncompensated; and
(3) Certify the amount of the tax credit for each taxpayer for each taxable year and the cumulative amount of the tax credit.

Upon each determination, the preceptor credit assurance committee shall issue a certificate to the taxpayer verifying the number of volunteer-based supervised clinical training rotations supervised by the taxpayer, the credit amount certified for the taxpayer for each taxable year, and the cumulative amount of tax credits certified. The taxpayer shall file the certificate with the taxpayer’s tax return with the department.

(e) If in any taxable year the annual amount of certified credits for all taxpayers reaches $1,500,000 in the aggregate, the preceptor credit assurance committee shall immediately discontinue certifying credits and notify the department of taxation. In no instance shall the preceptor credit assurance committee certify a total amount of credits exceeding $1,500,000 per taxable year. To comply with this restriction, the preceptor credit assurance committee shall certify or deny credits in the order submitted for certification; provided that credits shall not be submitted for certification prior to the supervised clinical training rotation being performed.
(f) If the tax credit under this section exceeds the taxpayer’s income tax liability, the excess of the credit over liability may be used as a credit against the taxpayer’s income tax liability in subsequent years until exhausted. All claims for the tax credit under this section, including amended claims, shall be filed on or before the end of the twelfth month following the close of the taxable year for which the credits may be claimed. Failure to comply with the foregoing provision shall constitute a waiver of the right to claim the credit.
(g) For the purposes of this section:

“Academic program” means an academic degree granting program or graduate medical education program that:

(1) Holds either its principal accreditation or a physical location in Hawaii; and
(2) Provides education to students, of whom more than fifty per cent are residents of Hawaii.

“Advanced practice registered nurse student” means an individual participating in a nationally accredited academic program that is for the education of advanced practice registered nurses and recognized by the state board of nursing pursuant to chapter 457.

“Eligible professional degree or training certificate” means a degree or certificate that fulfills a requirement to be a physician or osteopathic physician, pursuant to chapter 453, an advanced practice registered nurse, pursuant to chapter 457, or a pharmacist, pursuant to chapter 461.

“Eligible student” means an advanced practice registered nurse student, medical student, or pharmacy student who is enrolled in an academic program.

“Medical student” means an individual participating in a nationally accredited academic program leading to the medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy degree. “Medical student” includes graduates from nationally accredited academic programs who have continued their training, in the role of resident or fellow, to obtain the additional qualifications needed for medical licensure, pursuant to chapter 453, or specialty certification.

“Nationally accredited” means holding an institutional accreditation by name to offer post-secondary medical primary care education. Accreditation for medical students shall be offered by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation. Accreditation for advanced practice registered nurse students shall be offered by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

“Pharmacy student” means an individual participating in an academic program that is nationally accredited for the training of individuals to become registered pharmacists pursuant to chapter 461.

“Preceptor” means a physician or osteopathic physician, licensed pursuant to chapter 453, an advanced practice registered nurse, licensed pursuant to chapter 457, or a pharmacist, licensed pursuant to chapter 461, who is a resident of Hawaii and who maintains a professional primary care practice in this State.

“Primary care” means the principal point of continuing care for patients provided by a healthcare provider, including health promotion, disease prevention, health maintenance, counseling, patient education, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses, and coordination of other specialist care that the patient may need.

“Volunteer-based supervised clinical training rotation” means an uncompensated period of supervised clinical training of an eligible student that totals at least eighty hours of supervisory time annually, in which a preceptor provides personalized instruction, training, and supervision to an eligible student to enable the eligible student to obtain an eligible professional degree or training certificate.

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