1.    The agency shall develop and administer a student loan consolidation program under which the agency may refinance state, federal, and alternative education loans for eligible physicians. In order to be eligible under this subsection, a physician must:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 15-62.1-15

  • population: means the number of inhabitants as determined by the last preceding state or federal census. See North Dakota Code 1-01-47
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

a.    Be licensed in accordance with chapter 43-17; and

b.    Be a resident of and practice in a North Dakota city having a population that does not exceed four thousand five hundred.

2.    The agency may expand the student loan consolidation program to serve individuals other than those referenced in subsection 1.