§309H-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: 'Loan repayment' or 'repayment of loan' means the payment of up to twenty per cent of a Hawaii health corps program participant's health care training costs including but not limited to tuition not exceeding $35,000 per year for a maximum of five years of repayment. 'Nurse practitioner' means a person licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse under chapter 457. 'Physician' means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery, as required by section 453-2. 'Physician assistant' means a person licensed to practice medicine under the supervision of a physician or osteopathic physician, as required by section 453-5.3. 'Residency' means a physician or nurse practitioner participating in an accredited program of post graduate study. [L 2012, c 187, pt of §2]
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