Rule 195-27-.05 - Contract Provisions(1) The term of the GBHPLRP contract will be four years.(2) The following maximum award amounts apply to mental health and substance use professionals. If the verified loan balance is less than the maximum award amounts below, the applicant will be awarded a lower amount of 25% of the loan balance each year for 4 years. Psychiatrists: $150,000 Psychologists, Psychiatric/Mental Health nurse practitioners/Doctoral nurse practitioners (PMHCNP/DNP), licensed clinical social workers, licensed professional counselors, and licensed marriage and family therapists who hold doctoral degrees in behavioral health: $80,000 Clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric/mental health (non-doctoral nurse practitioners): $40,000 Licensed clinical social workers, licensed professional counselors, licensed specialist in school psychology, and licensed marriage and family therapists who do not hold doctoral degrees: $40,000 Licensed chemical dependency counselors who hold associate degrees or any other behavioral health licensee not listed above: $10,000 (3) Recipients shall provide one year of service in a practice location approved by the Board before award payment is made.(4) Once staff has received, reviewed, and approved all required documentation of completion of each year of service, the annual award amount will be processed and mailed to the lender. Required documentation includes, but is not limited to: (a) Listing showing total patients or total encounters treated by payor class and by place of service (hospital, clinic, etc.) for the service period. For year 1 awards, the previous year's listing will need to be submitted.(b) Documentation of Practice Location.(c) Annual report of practice operations describing the successes and challenges of the practice.(5) At all times, each GBHPLRP loan repayment recipient is responsible for keeping the Board apprised of his/her current mailing address, email address, and primary telephone number. GBHPLRP recipient also commits to responding promptly to Board requests for information needed to process loan repayment funds. Failure to do so may result in the cancellation of the contract and a request for payment in full.(6) The Board has the discretionary power to cancel any contract for a cause deemed sufficient by the Board. Upon such cancellation by the Board, two times the total uncredited amount of the loan paid on behalf of the recipient shall become due and payable to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce.(7) The Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce is vested with full and complete authority to bring an action in its own name against any recipient for any balance due the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce on any such contract.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 195-27-.05
O.C.G.A. §§ 49-10-7; 31-34.
Original Rule entitled "Contract Provisions" adopted. F. Nov. 4, 2024; eff. Nov. 24, 2024.