Sec. 487.554. STIPEND PROGRAM. (a) Subject to available funding, the department shall establish a program to assist communities in recruiting health professionals to practice in medically underserved communities by providing a stipend to health professionals who agree to serve in those communities. (b) A stipend awarded under this section may be paid in periodic installments. (c) A health professional who participates in the program established under this section must establish an office and residency in the medically underserved area before receiving any portion of the stipend.
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