Okla. Admin. Code § 540:40-1-4

Current through Vol. 42, No. 3, October 15, 2024

Section 540:40-1-4 - Eligibility; amount; method of payment

(a) The Commission shall establish the eligibility standards [625.13(B)] for the award of a scholarship when the following conditions are met:

(1) That the resident has not previously received Health Care Workforce Training Commission money, either through the Oklahoma Rural Medical Education Scholarship Loan Program, the Oklahoma Community Physician Education Scholarship Loan Program, the Community Match Intern Resident Program or the Family Practice/General Practice Resident Rural Scholarship Program.

(2) That he/she is accepted into and training full time in an accredited Family/General Practice Residency Program in Oklahoma;

(3) That he/she desires to practice medicine in a rural community in Oklahoma;

(4) That he/she agrees to select and match an approved community on or before the end of the second year of residency training and sign a practice agreement with the approved community; and

(5) That he/she submits proof that he/she has not accepted or will not accept any other scholarship assistance which has a conflicting service obligation requirement.

(b)The amount of the loan not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per month, [625.13(B)] not to exceed thirty-six (36) months.

(c) In the event a recipient joins the program on or before the end of the second year of residency training, the Commission may approve retroactive payment to the beginning of the current fiscal year.

Okla. Admin. Code § 540:40-1-4

Added at 15 Ok Reg 1782, eff 5-11-98; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 1324, eff 5-11-01

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 24, September 1, 2023, eff. 9/11/2023