Section 34-21-153 - Default; liability; excuse of repayment(a) If, for any reason, a participant defaults on or otherwise fails to honor a loan repayment contract with the board, the individual shall be liable for immediate repayment of the total principal loan amount, plus interest, at the rate of eight percent, or the prime lending rate, whichever is greater, accruing from the date of default or other failure to honor the contract.(b) If, for any reason, after graduation with a graduate degree to become a nurse educator and prior to completion of the repayment obligation set forth in Section 34-21-152, a participant defaults on or otherwise fails to honor a loan repayment contract with the board, the participant shall pay an additional penalty equal to 20 percent of the total principal amount of all loans received by the participant.(c) Failure of a participant to honor his or her contract with the board or to pay the amount he or she is liable for under this article shall constitute grounds for the revocation of his or her license to practice nursing.(d) The board may excuse repayment of a loan, in whole or in part, upon the death of a participant, or upon the participant becoming disabled to the extent that he or she is no longer able to engage in the practice of nursing, or upon some other extreme hardship not the fault of the participant.Ala. Code § 34-21-153 (1975)
Added by Act 2023-532,§ 2, eff. 9/1/2023.