Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 28B Higher Education - Chapter 28B.115 Health Professional Conditional Scholarship Program
- 28B.115.010 Legislative 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 ...
- 28B.115.020 Definitions
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" ...
- 28B.115.030 Program 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 ...
- 28B.115.040 Technical assistance for rural communities
The department may provide technical assistance to rural communities desiring to become sponsoring communities for the purposes of identification of prospective students for the program, ...
- 28B.115.050 Planning 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 ...
- 28B.115.060 Eligible credentialed health care professions -- Required service obligations
Until June 1, 1992, the board, in consultation with the department, shall: (1) Establish loan repayments for persons authorized to practice one of the following ...
- 28B.115.070 Eligible credentialed health care professions -- Health professional shortage areas
After June 1, 1992, the department, in consultation with the board and the department of social and health services, shall: (1) Determine eligible credentialed health ...
- 28B.115.080 Annual award amount -- Scholarship preferences -- Required service obligations
After June 1, 1992, the board, in consultation with the department and the department of social and health services, shall: (1) Establish the annual award ...
- 28B.115.090 Loan 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 ...
- 28B.115.100 Discrimination by participants prohibited -- Violation
In providing health care services the participant shall not discriminate against a person on the basis of the person's ability to pay for such services ...
- 28B.115.110 Participant 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 ...
- 28B.115.120 Participant obligation -- Scholarships
(1) Participants in the health professional loan repayment and scholarship program who are awarded scholarships incur an obligation to repay the scholarship, with interest, unless ...
- 28B.115.130 Health professional loan repayment and scholarship program fund
(1) Any funds appropriated by the legislature for the health professional loan repayment and scholarship program or any other public or private funds intended for ...
- 28B.115.140 Transfer 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 ...
- 28B.115.900 Effective date -- 1989 1st ex.s. c 9
See RCW 43.70.910. ...
- 28B.115.901 Severability -- 1989 1st ex.s. c 9
See RCW 43.70.920. ...
- 28B.115.902 Application to scope of chapter -- Captions not law -- 1991 c 332
See notes following RCW 18.130.010. ...
Last modified: April 7, 2009