Rhode Island General Laws Title 16. Education § 16-41-5. Repayment of loans

(1) Upon completion of his or her dental, medical, optometry, osteopathic, or veterinary training, including internship and residency training, a student who establishes residency in the state will be relieved of fifteen percent (15%) of that indebtedness per year for each year that the student is employed by the state in a full-time capacity for a maximum cancellation of seventy-five percent (75%) for five (5) years of employment.

(2) Any graduate who establishes residency in the state will be relieved of ten percent (10%) of that indebtedness per year for each year that he or she practices dentistry, medicine, optometry, osteopathy, or veterinary medicine in the state in a full-time capacity for a maximum cancellation of fifty percent (50%) for five (5) years of practice.