Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024
Section 540:35-1-5 - Eligibility and amount(a) An applicant may be eligible for the Community Match Intern Resident Program when the following conditions are met: (1) That the physician has not previously received Health Care Workforce Training Commission money, either through the Oklahoma Rural Medical Education Scholarship Loan Program, the Community Match Intern Resident Program, the Community Physician Education Scholarship Loan Program, or the Family Practice/General Practice Resident Rural Scholarship Program.(2) That he/she has successfully completed an accredited medical or osteopathic college and an approved internship or residency program in a primary care specialty (Family Practice, General Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, OB/GYN, General Surgery or Emergency Medicine) or other specialties as approved by the Commission on an individual basis.(3) That he/she desires to practice medicine in a specific Oklahoma community which participates in the "matching" program.(4) That he/she submits proof which states that he/she has not accepted or will not accept any other assistance which has a conflicting service obligation requirement.(5) That the physician possesses a valid license to practice medicine in the State of Oklahoma at the time he/she actually receives the matching funds.(6) That the physician has conformed to requirements stipulated in the contract.(b) The amount of each loan shall not exceed Fifty($50,000) Thousand Dollars.(c) The method of payment of funds to each recipient will be in lump sum by the Commission, payable upon the recipient's beginning his/her practice in the applicable community, providing that said recipient has met requirements stipulated in the contract.Okla. Admin. Code § 540:35-1-5
Added at 15 Ok Reg 1780, eff 5-11-98Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 36, Issue 23, August 15, 2019, eff. 8/25/2019Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 24, September 1, 2023, eff. 9/11/2023