Section 30.185 - Conditions of Award(a) A resident physician selected to receive a stipend must enter into a written contract with the department before the award is received. The contract must specify that: (1) within 90 days of completion of the residency program for first board eligibility, the physician must initiate a medical practice to provide physician services, as defined by the contract, in a medically underserved area for one year for each year that the physician receives a stipend; (2) the physician must not discriminate against patients seeking care based on their ability to pay or whether payment is made through Medicaid or Medicare; (3) the physician must accept Medicare assignment and make every attempt to enroll as a provider in the Medicare and Texas Medicaid Programs unless enrollment is denied by either the Medicare or Texas Medicaid Programs; (4) the physician must cooperate with the department in its efforts to collect information and data relevant to the program; (5) the physician must keep the department informed of all changes in address and phone number during the service obligation period; and (6) the department will report a physician whose repayment account is delinquent, or who fails to repay his or her cash obligation, to the Texas Medical Board for appropriate action. (b) The department may withdraw a stipend if it determines the resident physician is no longer eligible to qualify for participation in the program.4 Tex. Admin. Code § 30.185
The provisions of this §30.185 adopted to be effective June 13, 2010, 35 TexReg 5034; transferred effective October 1, 2011, as published in the Texas Register December 23, 2011, 36 TexReg 9011; amended by Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 52, December 26, 2014, TexReg 10403, eff. 1/1/2015