Section 33-03-37-03 - [Effective 4/1/2024] Health care professional eligibilityA health care professional shall meet the following requirements to be eligible to participate in this program:
1. The health care professional meets the criteria established by this chapter and North Dakota Century Code sections 43-12.3-05 and 43-12.3-06.2. The health care professional works full time or half time. If a health care professional works more than twelve hours in any twenty-four-hour period, only twelve hours will count toward the health care professional's full-time or half-time status.3. The health care professional may not have a simultaneous contract or service obligation with another person for loan repayment. For purposes of this subsection, a simultaneous contract or service obligation does not include: a. An employer's signon bonus, retention bonus, or productivity bonus;b. A service obligation in the:(1) Reserves of the armed forces of the United States;(2) North Dakota national guard; or(3) Commissioned corps of the United States department of health and human services, office of the surgeon general, public health service; orc. Public service loan forgiveness.4. The health care professional is qualified to work in the United States.5. The employer contractually commits to provide matching funds equal to the amount required by North Dakota Century Code section 43-12.3-06.6. The health care professional agrees to provide services to patients covered by Medicare and Medicaid, if applicable.N.D. Admin Code 33-03-37-03
Adopted by Administrative Rules Supplement 2024-392, April 2024, effective 4/1/2024.General Authority: NDCC 50-06-16
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-12.3-05, 43-12.3-06