Registration PRECEPTOR Preceptor: A one-time registration* Georgia is required; no need to renew annually Statewide TAX INCENTIVE but can edit key information changes. PROGRAM (PTIP) Academic Programs will submit reports of eligible hours upon The Georgia Statewide AHEC Program rotation completion. Providing Value to our Volunteer Office at Augusta University is Community-Based Faculty legislatively authorized to administer GA-PTIP website: the program. www.augusta.edu/ahec/ptip

• Preceptor registration portal Contact Find FAQs, guidelines, training Denise Kornegay opportunities, program guidelines, Associate Dean AHEC news and updates Georgia Statewide AHEC Phone: 706-721-8331 Email: [email protected] Web: www.augusta.edu/ahec/ptip

Administered by the Georgia Statewide *Preceptors must register to receive the 1120 15th Street, RM AA 1057 AHEC Network Program Office credit. Augusta, GA 30912

1687 4/19 What is PTIP? ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS: In 2014, Georgia became the Cont’d in the nation to offer a tax deduction • Kennesaw State University (ARPN) to community based physiciansfirst who state provided uncompensated training to • Mercer University (MD, ARPN, PA) our state’s medical students. In 2019, Eligibility • Morehouse School of Medicine (MD, the Georgia legislature took this a PA) step further by abolishing the old tax • Licensed MD, DO, ARPN or PA in GA • PCOM GA (DO, PA) deduction and replacing it with a tax • Cannot receive direct compensation credit applicable to an individual’s state from any source, for teaching • South University (ARPN, PA) income tax. The new program allows medical, osteopathic, APRN, or PA • University of North GA (ARPN) community based preceptors (licensed students. medical, osteopathic, advanced practice • Credits only available for rotations • Valdosta State University (ARPN) nurse, or physician assistant) who are supporting Georgia medical, not compensated for teaching, to earn osteopathic, ARPN or PA programs. tax credits for providing community • Must complete a minimum of one based clinical training for students from (160 hours) rotations to be eligible; the state’s public or private medical, credit is provided retroactively once osteopathic, advanced practice nursing, eligibility is established. or physician assistant educational • A maximum of 10 rotations may be programs. Physicians can earn a total claimed each calendar year. of $8,500 tax credits each calendar year while APRNs and PAs can earn up ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS: Certification to $6,375 in tax credits for the same The Statewide Area Health Education period. Credits are accrued by providing • (ARPN) a rotation (160 hours of training per • Augusta University (MD, ARPN, PA) credit) with a maximum of 10 possible Augusta University shall administer the Centers (AHEC) Program Office at • (ARPN) program and certify rotations. rewarded with a $750 tax credit (for •  Only eachcredits rotation) earned. for The physicians; first 3 rotations APRN are certify eligible rotations and issue tax • Columbus State University (ARPN) letters. the AHEC Program Office can rotations completed. Physicians earn • (MD, ARPN, PA) $1000and PA’s each earn for $375 rotations each for 4-10 the while first 3 Individual academic programs will • GA College and State University APRNs and PAs earn $750 each for report completed qualifying hours to the rotations 4-10. This novel program (ARPN) provides a way for Georgia’s educational • GA Southern University (ARPN) partners to say “thank you” to the AHEC Program Office. volunteer, uncompensated community • GA Southwestern State University based preceptors who train our next (ARPN) andCredit a letter will be issued certified by January by the Georgia 30 of each calendarStatewide year. AHEC Network Program Office generation of key health care providers. • GA State University (ARPN)