Section 15-62.1-15 - Student loan consolidation program - Requirements - Authority to expand1. The agency shall develop and administer a student loan consolidation program under which the agency may refinance state, federal, and alternative education loans for eligible physicians. In order to be eligible under this subsection, a physician must: a. Be licensed in accordance with chapter 43-17; andb. Be a resident of and practice in a North Dakota city having a population that does not exceed four thousand five hundred.2. The agency may expand the student loan consolidation program to serve individuals other than those referenced in subsection 1.Added by S.L. 2013 , ch. 143( SB 2361 ), § 1, eff. 8/1/2013.