Georgia Code, Title 31, Chapter 34 - Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance

• § 31-34-1 - Short Title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Act."
• § 31-34-2 - Purpose and Intent of Chapter
  It is the purpose of this chapter to increase the number of physicians in physician underserved rural areas of Georgia by making loans to...
• § 31-34-3 - Administration by Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
  This chapter shall be administered by the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, and, as used in this chapter, the word "board" means the Georgia...
• § 31-34-4 - Loan Applicant Qualifications; Rules and Regulations
  (a) A physician who receives a loan under the program provided for in this chapter shall be a citizen or national of the United...
• § 31-34-4.1 - Grants to Hospitals and Other Entities; Use of Funds; Rules and Regulations Authorized
  (a) After providing priority consideration to granting loans pursuant to Code Section 31-34-4, the board is authorized to make grants to hospitals and, as...
• § 31-34-5 - Service Cancelable Loan; Amount; Repayment; Determination of Physician Underserved Rural Areas
  (a) (1) The board shall have the authority to grant to each applicant approved by the board on a one-year renewable basis a service...
• § 31-34-6 - Contract Between Applicant and State Agreeing to Terms and Conditions of Loan; Breach of Contract; Service Cancelable Contracts
  (a) (1) Before being granted a service cancelable loan provided for in this chapter, each applicant therefor shall enter into a contract with the...
• § 31-34-7 - Cancellation of Contract
  (a) The board shall have the authority to cancel the contract of any recipient of a loan under this chapter for cause deemed sufficient...
• § 31-34-8 - Funding
  The funds necessary to carry out the loan and grant program authorized by this chapter may come from funds made available to the board...
• § 31-34-9 - Biennial Report to General Assembly
  The board shall make a biennial report to the General Assembly of its activities under the provisions of this chapter. Such report shall include...

Last modified: October 14, 2016