La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § V-13307

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-13307 - Louisiana Physician Loan Repayment Program; Criteria

A. Criteria for Applicants. To be eligible for the loan repayment program, an applicant shall:

1. be licensed and qualified as a doctor of allopathic/osteopathic medicine (MD/DO-to include those in the final year of their residency) to practice in Louisiana;

2. provide primary care services in a federally designated health professional shortage area (family practice, general practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, psychiatry, emergency medicine);

3. be a United States citizen/national;

4. agree to serve a minimum of five years in a federally designated health professional shortage area (HPSA) appropriate for their discipline;

5. work full-time (40 hours/week), with a minimum of 32 hours per week providing clinical services in an outpatient/ambulatory care setting or providing comprehensive patient care;

6. not have an outstanding contractual obligation to provide a health professional service to the federal government (e.g. an active military obligation, National Health Services Corp (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program, NHSC Scholarship Program), or any other entity unless that service obligation will be completely satisfied before the contract has been signed;

7. not have breached a health professional service contract with the federal, state, or local government, or other entities;

8. not have defaulted on their educational loans at any time, unless corrective actions have been made and loans are now in good standing;

9. not have a lien levied against their property for a debt to the United States government;

10. not be arrears on child support payment.

B. Criteria for Practice Sites. To be an eligible practice site, the site must:

1. be located in Louisiana in a federally designated HPSA.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § V-13307

Promulgated by the Department of Health, Office of Public Health, LR 49, Amended LR 491744 (10/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1205.1 et seq.