A member of the medical staff of a type C hospital who meets the requirements of ORS § 315.616 (1) and (2)(a) is entitled to the tax credit described in ORS § 315.613 if:

(1) The hospital is isolated due to geographic conditions, complies with rules relating to emergency response and is subject to such other special factors as the Office of Rural Health may prescribe; and

(2) The hospital is designated by the Office of Rural Health as being subject to particular problems in recruiting and retaining medical staff and is located in an area that is medically underserved. [Formerly 316.146]