Section 6-81-1817 - Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program Administrator(a) There is established an Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program Administrator.(b) The administrator shall: (1) Be employed by the Division of Higher Education;(2) Serve as liaison between osteopathic rural medical practice student loan recipients and rural communities by:(A) Working with the communities to identify their unique needs, to develop profiles of their ideal candidates, and to prepare for recruitment visits; and(B) Assisting medical students and residents to identify medically underserved and other rural communities that suit their personal and medical practice needs and to meet their contractual obligations;(3) Collect and monitor Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program data, including demographic data of participants and communities, service completion rates, retention rates beyond service completion, satisfaction of obligated physicians and communities, and other information;(4) Prepare annual program evaluations and present the evaluations to the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board;(5) Assist with preparation and submission of program reports;(6) Attend board meetings in a nonvoting capacity; and(7) Perform other functions assigned by the board.Added by Act 2019, No. 857,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.