15-1721. Definitions


In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:


1. "Board" means the board of medical student loans.


2. "GDP price deflator" means the average of the four implicit price deflators for
the gross domestic product reported by the United States department of commerce for the
four quarters of the calendar year.


3. "Medically underserved area" means an area of this state designated by the
department of health services pursuant to title 36, chapter 24, article 1 or by federal
law.


4. "Medically underserved population" means an area designated by the United States
department of health and human services.


5. "Rural" means either of the following:


(a) A county with a population of less than four hundred thousand persons.


(b) A census county division with less than fifty thousand persons in a county with
a population of at least four hundred thousand persons.