A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to encourage physicians, dentists, optometrists, and other medical personnel to practice in areas where shortages of such personnel exist, and for other purposes.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Provides an incentive for physicians, dentists, and optometrists, to practice in areas where shortages of such personnel exist. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, under the Public Health Service Act, to pay in full the principal and interest on any outstanding educational loan incurred by any physician, dentist, or optometrist during his professional- level training who practices in an area where shortages of such personnel exist. States that as need is established, the Secretary may add new categories of medical personnel to those incorporated in this Act. Provides that this Act applies to loans from both public and private sources.…