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Part headings not law -- 2004 c 275: See note following RCW 28B.76.030. RCW 28B.115.090Loan repayment and scholarship awards.(1) The board may grant loan repayment and scholarship awards to eligible participants from the funds appropriated for this purpose, or from any private or public funds given to the board for this purpose. Participants are ineligible to receive loan repayment if they have received a scholarship from programs authorized under this chapter or chapter 70.180 RCW or are ineligible to receive a scholarship if they have received loan repayment authorized under this chapter or chapter 28B.115 RCW. (2) Funds appropriated for the program, including reasonable administrative costs, may be used by the board for the purposes of loan repayments or scholarships. The board shall annually establish the total amount of funding to be awarded for loan repayments and scholarships and such allocations shall be established based upon the best utilization of funding for that year. (3) One portion of the funding appropriated for the program shall be used by the board as a recruitment incentive for communities participating in the community-based recruitment and retention program as authorized by chapter 70.185 RCW; one portion of the funding shall be used by the board as a recruitment incentive for recruitment activities in state-operated institutions, county public health departments and districts, county human service agencies, federal and state contracted community health clinics, and other health care facilities, such as rural hospitals that have been identified by the department, as providing substantial amounts of charity care or publicly subsidized health care; one portion of the funding shall be used by the board for all other awards. The board shall determine the amount of total funding to be distributed between the three portions.[2003 c 278 § 4; 1991 c 332 § 22; 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 720. Formerly RCW 18.150.050.]Notes:Findings -- 2003 c 278: See note following RCW 28C.18.120. RCW 28B.115.110Participant obligation Repayment obligation.Participants in the health professional loan repayment and scholarship program who are awarded loan repayments shall receive payment from the program for the purpose of repaying educational loans secured while attending a program of health professional training which led to a credential as a credentialed health professional in the state of Washington. (1) Participants shall agree to meet the required service obligation in a designated health professional shortage area. (2) Repayment shall be limited to eligible educational and living expenses as determined by the board and shall include principal and interest. (3) Loans from both government and private sources may be repaid by the program. Participants shall agree to allow the board access to loan records and to acquire information from lenders necessary to verify eligibility and to determine payments. Loans may not be renegotiated with lenders to accelerate repayment. (4) Repayment of loans established pursuant to this program shall begin no later than ninety days after the individual has become a participant. Payments shall be made quarterly, or more frequently if deemed appropriate by the board, to the participant until the loan is repaid or the participant becomes ineligible due to discontinued service in a health professional shortage area or after the required service obligation when eligibility discontinues, whichever comes first. (5) Should the participant discontinue service in a health professional shortage area payments against the loans of the participants shall cease to be effective on the date that the participant discontinues service. (6) Except for circumstances beyond their control, participants who serve less than the required service obligation shall be obligated to repay to the program an amount equal to twice the total amount paid by the program on their behalf in addition to any payments on the unsatisfied portion of the principal and interest. The board shall determine the applicability of this subsection. (7) The board is responsible for the collection of payments made on behalf of participants from the participants who discontinue service before completion of the required service obligation. The board shall exercise due diligence in such collection, maintaining all necessary records to ensure that the maximum amount of payment made on behalf of the participant is recovered. Collection under this section shall be pursued using the full extent of the law, including wage garnishment if necessary. (8) The board shall not be held responsible for any outstanding payments on principal and interest to any lenders once a participant's eligibility expires. (9) The board shall temporarily or, in special circumstances, permanently defer the requirements of this section for eligible students as defined in RCW 28B.10.017.[1991 c 332 § 24; 1991 c 164 § 8; 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 721. Formerly RCW 18.150.060.]Notes:Reviser's note: This section was amended by 1991 c 164 § 8 and by 1991 c 332 § 24, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section pursuant to RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1). RCW 28B.115.140Transfer of program administration.After consulting with the higher education coordinating board, the governor may transfer the administration of this program to another agency with an appropriate mission.[1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 722. Formerly RCW 18.150.070.]

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Title : Higher education
Chapter : Health professional conditional scholarship program

RCW 28B.115.010Legislative findings.The legislature finds that changes in demographics, the delivery of health care services, and an escalation in the cost of educating health professionals has resulted in shortages of health professionals. A poor distribution of health care professionals has resulted in a surplus of some professionals in some areas of the state and a shortage of others in other parts of the state such as in the more rural areas. The high cost of health professional education requires that health care practitioners command higher incomes to repay the financial obligations incurred to obtain the required training. Health professional shortage areas are often areas that have troubled economies and lower per capita incomes. These areas often require more services because the health care needs are greater due to poverty or because the areas are difficult to service due to geographic circumstances. The salary potentials for shortage areas are often not as favorable when compared to nonshortage areas and practitioners are unable to serve. The legislature further finds that encouraging health professionals to serve in shortage areas is essential to assure continued access to health care for persons living in these parts of the state.[1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 716. Formerly RCW 18.150.010.] RCW 28B.115.020Definitions.Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Board" means the higher education coordinating board. (2) "Department" means the state department of health. (3) "Eligible education and training programs" means education and training programs approved by the department that lead to eligibility for a credential as a credentialed health care professional. (4) "Eligible expenses" means reasonable expenses associated with the costs of acquiring an education such as tuition, books, equipment, fees, room and board, and other expenses determined by the board. (5) "Eligible student" means a student who has been accepted into an eligible education or training program and has a declared intention to serve in a health professional shortage area upon completion of the education or training program. (6) "Forgiven" or "to forgive" or "forgiveness" means to render health care services in a health professional shortage area in the state of Washington in lieu of monetary repayment. (7) "Health professional shortage areas" means those areas where credentialed health care professionals are in short supply as a result of geographic maldistribution or as the result of a short supply of credentialed health care professionals in specialty health care areas and where vacancies exist in serious numbers that jeopardize patient care and pose a threat to the public health and safety. The department shall determine health professional shortage areas as provided for in RCW 28B.115.070, or until June 1, 1992, as provided for in RCW 28B.115.060. In making health professional shortage area designations in the state the department may be guided by applicable federal standards for "health manpower shortage areas," and "medically underserved areas," and "medically underserved populations." (8) "Credentialed health care profession" means a health care profession regulated by a disciplining authority in the state of Washington under RCW 18.130.040 or by the state board of pharmacy under chapter 18.64 RCW and designated by the department in RCW 28B.115.070, or until June 1, 1992, as established in RCW 28B.115.060 as a profession having shortages of credentialed health care professionals in the state. (9) "Credentialed health care professional" means a person regulated by a disciplining authority in the state of Washington to practice a health care profession under RCW 18.130.040 or by the state board of pharmacy under chapter 18.64 RCW. (10) "Loan repayment" means a loan that is paid in full or in part if the participant renders health care services in a health professional shortage area as defined by the department. (11) "Nonshortage rural area" means a nonurban area of the state of Washington that has not been designated as a rural physician shortage area. The department shall identify the nonshortage rural areas of the state. (12) "Participant" means a credentialed health care professional who has received a loan repayment award and has commenced practice as a credentialed health care provider in a designated health professional shortage area or an eligible student who has received a scholarship under this program. (13) "Program" means the health professional loan repayment and scholarship program. (14) "Required service obligation" means an obligation by the participant to provide health care services in a health professional shortage area for a period to be established as provided for in this chapter. (15) "Rural physician shortage area" means rural geographic areas where primary care physicians are in short supply as a result of geographic maldistributions and where their limited numbers jeopardize patient care and pose a threat to public health and safety. The department shall designate rural physician shortage areas. (16) "Satisfied" means paid-in-full. (17) "Scholarship" means a loan that is forgiven in whole or in part if the recipient renders health care services in a health professional shortage area. (18) "Sponsoring community" means a rural hospital or hospitals as authorized in chapter 70.41 RCW, a rural health care facility or facilities as authorized in chapter 70.175 RCW, or a city or county government or governments.[1991 c 332 § 15; 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 717. Formerly RCW 18.150.020.] RCW 28B.115.030Program established Duties of board.The health professional loan repayment and scholarship program is established for credentialed health professionals serving in health professional shortage areas. The program shall be administered by the higher education coordinating board. In administrating this program, the board shall: (1) Select credentialed health care professionals to participate in the loan repayment portion of the loan repayment and scholarship program and select eligible students to participate in the scholarship portion of the loan repayment and scholarship program; (2) Adopt rules and develop guidelines to administer the program; (3) Collect and manage repayments from participants who do not meet their service obligations under this chapter; (4) Publicize the program, particularly to maximize participation among individuals in shortage areas and among populations expected to experience the greatest growth in the work force; (5) Solicit and accept grants and donations from public and private sources for the program; and (6) Develop criteria for a contract for service in lieu of the service obligation where appropriate, that may be a combination of service and payment.[1991 c 332 § 16; 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 718. Formerly RCW 18.150.030.] RCW 28B.115.050Planning committee Criteria for selecting participants.The board shall establish a planning committee to assist it in developing criteria for the selection of participants. The board shall include on the planning committee representatives of the department, the department of social and health services, appropriate representatives from health care facilities, provider groups, consumers, the state board for community and technical colleges, the superintendent of public instruction, and other appropriate public and private agencies and organizations. The criteria may require that some of the participants meet the definition of "needy student" under RCW 28B.92.030.[2004 c 275 § 70; 1991 c 332 § 18; 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 719. Formerly RCW 18.150.040.]Notes:

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