Rule 195-27-.03 - Review Process(1) Administrative Review. (a) The Board staff shall collect and maintain documentation of the following information from Behavioral Health Provider loan repayment program applicants:2. Full disclosure of all outstanding professional education and training debt, including copy of the promissory note, which required the loan proceeds to be used to pay for the cost of the professional education.3. Documentation of the practice location.4. Documentation that the practice will be in a Georgia community that needs additional mental health or substance use professionals as determined by the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce.5. A copy of the contract between the practice entity and the mental health or substance use professional or attestation from principal officer of the practice documenting full-time practice, as defined in Rule 195-27-.01(19), in an area approved by the Board.6. Documentation verifying enrollment in the Georgia Medicaid Program.7. Attestation from the applicant that the applicant does not have any other current service obligation.8. Attestation from the applicant that the applicant is actively pursuing board certification or provide documentation of board certification.(b) The Board staff shall review application materials to ensure eligibility requirements are met and all required documentation has been submitted.(c) Staff will compile the information and prepare a summary of each applicant for the Board's review.(2) Board Review, Criteria for Prioritizing Awards, and Approval Process. (a) The Board shall receive and act upon all applications for the Georgia Behavioral Health Provider Loan Repayment Program made by eligible and qualified mental health or substance use professional.(b) The Board may employ such methods of applicant evaluation that it deems proper.(c) The Board shall not discriminate or evaluate applicants based on race, religion, gender, or national origin.(d) The Board shall review all documentation submitted by the applicant and the Board staff to ensure that the applicant meets all eligibility requirements for the GBHPLRP. program.(e) The Board shall rank awards based on the following criteria:1. All applicants shall be ranked in order using criteria established by the Board and approved at the Annual Meeting of the Board and recorded in the official minutes.(f) The Board shall establish a final ranking of all qualified applicants from highest priority to lowest priority and shall allocate awards based on the availability of funds and the final rank order of the applicants.(g) Action approving the applicant ranking and order of awards shall be made upon a majority vote of the Board members present.(h) Action on awards shall be duly recorded in the Board meeting minutes.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 195-27-.03
O.C.G.A. §§ 49-10-7; 31-34.
Original Rule entitled "Review Process" adopted. F. Nov. 4, 2024; eff. Nov. 24, 2024.