Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-15-107 - Loan Repayment Contract Suspension

A. The Department may suspend a loan repayment contract based on unavailability of monies for the applicable loan repayment program.

B. An awardee may request an initial loan repayment contract suspension for up to six months:

1. For a condition involving the awardee or a member of the awardee's immediate family that restricts the awardee's ability to complete the terms of the loan repayment contract; or

2. To transfer to another service site or employer.

C. To request a loan repayment contract suspension, an awardee shall submit to the Department a written request, at least 30 calendar days before the proposed start date of the loan repayment contract suspension, that includes:

1. The awardee's name, home address, telephone number, and e-mail address;

2. The service site's name and street address;

3. The name, e-mail address, and telephone number of the individual authorized to act on behalf of the service site;

4. The reason for the awardee's request to suspend the loan repayment contract;

5. The beginning and ending dates of the requested loan repayment contract suspension;

6. Whether the awardee agrees to allow the Department to submit supplemental requests for additional information or documentation in R9-15-205 or R9-15-305, as applicable;

7. A statement that the information included in the request for loan repayment contract suspension is true and accurate; and

8. The awardee's signature and date of signature.

D. Upon receiving a request for a loan repayment contract suspension, the Department may contact the individual in subsection (C)(3):

1. To verify the information in the request for the loan repayment contract suspension, and

2. To obtain additional information regarding the circumstances that caused the request for loan repayment contract suspension.

E. If the awardee is unable to resume providing services by the end of the initial six-month loan repayment contract suspension period, the awardee may request an additional six-months loan repayment contract suspension for a total maximum allowable loan repayment contract suspension of 12 months.

F. An awardee requesting an additional six-month loan repayment contract suspension shall submit a written request to the Department at least 30 calendar days before the expiration of the initial loan repayment contract suspension period that complies with the requirements in subsection (C).

G. During an awardee's loan repayment contract suspension period, an awardee who plans to continue to participate in a loan repayment program under this Chapter shall submit a renewal application according to R9-15-203 or R9-15-303, as applicable.

H. During an awardee's loan repayment contract suspension period, the Department shall not disburse loan repayment funds to an awardee's lender.

I. An awardee is responsible for making loan payments during the loan repayment contract suspension period.

J. If the Department approves an awardee's request for a loan repayment contract suspension due to transfer to another service site, the awardee shall report progress made in identifying another service site to the Department at least once every 30 calendar days.

K. If the awardee does not obtain employment at another service site or resume providing services by the end of the loan repayment contract suspension period, the Department shall consider that the awardee has failed to complete the terms of the loan repayment contract or does not intend to complete the terms of the loan repayment contract.

L. For a request submitted according to subsection (C) or (F), the Department shall notify an awardee of the Department's decision according to R9-15-205 or R9-15-305, as applicable.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-15-107

Adopted effective November 16, 1983 (Supp. 83-6). Repealed under an exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1992, Ch. 301, §61 effective October 1, 1992, filed October 14, 1992 (Supp. 92-4). Adopted by emergency rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 3684, effective 11/15/2022. Amended by emergency rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 1274, effective 5/14/2023. New Section made by final rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 3837, effective 12/6/2023.