California Education Code

§ 92720

EDC § 92720 Effective Jan 1, 1995Div. 9 · Title 3 · Part 57 · Ch. 9

Statute text

The Legislature hereby finds and declares, as follows:

(a)There is an inadequate supply of physicians, family nurse practitioners, and physician assistants who provide primary care to individuals and families in low-income urban and rural areas of California.

(b)Current training for health professionals, which occurs almost exclusively in clinics and hospitals, rarely provides students with opportunities to provide community-based medical care to families in low-income neighborhoods. As a result, relatively few health professionals choose to practice in low-income neighborhoods after completion of their training.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 648, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.