Placement Services Program
DHHS Division/Office issuing this notice: Office of Rural Health
Date of this notice: April 2, 2025
Applications will be accepted beginning April 21, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.
NEW Primary Care Physicians Initiative: Loan Repayment Program
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The Office of Rural Health (ORH) offers qualifying physicians, with educational (student) loan debt, incentive payments to repay their loans tax-free through the Primary Care Physicians Initiative (NC PCPI). With the passage of Session Law 2023-134, incentive payments are awarded to eligible physicians in exchange for providing comprehensive primary care services in outpatient settings at eligible sites serving those with the highest need located within Tier 1 and Tier 2 of the North Carolina’s County Distress Rankings (Tiers).
Funding is limited and the awards will be based on a first-come, first-served basis for eligible and complete applications. ORH anticipates up to 16 awards in each of the six Medicaid Regions. The application portal will not accept more than 20 applications per Medicaid Region.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to review these guidelines carefully and gather necessary documentation so that when the application portal opens on April 21, 2025, at 8:00 am, applicants will be prepared to complete the on-line application in its entirety.