A. Each fiscal year, for an initial
application or renewal application that demonstrates a primary care provider's
and the primary care provider's service site's compliance with A.R.S. Title 36,
Chapter 21 and this Article, the Department shall allocate loan repayment funds
according to this Section and in the following order to the primary care
provider with the highest health service priority:
1. During the April allocation process,
primary care providers with a HPSA score of 14 or more who are approved to
participate for a third year in the:
a.
Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program, or
b. Rural Private Primary Care Provider Loan
Repayment Program;
2.
During the June allocation process, if there are additional loan repayment
funds available after the allocation process in subsection (A)(1), primary care
providers who are approved for initial participation for two years in the:
a. Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment
Program, or
b. Rural Private
Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program; and
3. During the October allocation process, if
there are additional loan repayment funds available after the allocation
process in subsection (A)(2), primary care providers delineated in subsection
(B) in the:
a. Primary Care Provider Loan
Repayment Program; or
b. Rural
Private Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program.
B. A primary care provider is
allowed to apply for participation in the Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment
Program or Rural Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program according to the
requirements in this Chapter and be allocated loan repayment funds according to
subsection (A)(3), if the primary care provider has:
1. Completed the first two years of
participation in the Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program or Rural
Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program but was denied approval to continue
participation because no loan repayment funds were available during the
allocation process;
2. Previously
participated in the Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program or Rural
Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program, completed at least the first two
years of participation, and is applying to resume participation in the Primary
Care Provider Loan Repayment Program or Rural Health Care Provider Loan
Repayment Program;
3. Completed the
first two years of participation in the Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment
Program or Rural Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program and is currently
providing primary care services at a service site with a HPSA score below 14,
and is applying to continue participation in the Primary Care Provider Loan
Repayment Program or Rural Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program during
the same calendar year as the completion of the first two years;
4. Completed the first three years of
participation in the Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program or Rural
Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program and is applying to continue
participation in the Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program or Rural
Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program during the same calendar year as
the completion of the first three years of participation; or
5. Submitted an initial application during
the same calendar year that demonstrated the primary care provider's and the
primary care provider's service site's compliance with A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter
21 and this Article but was denied approval to participate because:
a. There were no loan repayment funds
available;
b. For an initial
application, the primary care provider's employer employs four other primary
care providers approved to participate in the Primary Care Provider Loan
Repayment Program or Rural Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program;
or
c. For an initial application,
the primary care provider's service site employs two other primary care
providers approved to participate in the Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment
Program or Rural Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program.
C.
The Department shall use monies donated to the LRP
to supplement allocations made according to A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 21 and
this Article based on a primary care provider's health service priority and, if
applicable, any designation made for the donation according to subsection
(D).
D.
A person donating monies to the LRP shall designate
whether the donation is for:
1. The LRP to use at the
discretion of the Department for loan repayment allocations or for LRP
administrative costs; or
2. One of the
following:
a. The Primary Care Provider Loan
Repayment Program established according to A.R.S. § 36-2172
;
b. The Rural Private Primary Care
Provider Loan Repayment Program established according to A.R.S. § 36-2174
;
c. A specific type or types of
primary care provider; or
d. A specific county in
Arizona;
E.
If state loan repayment funds and state-appropriated
funds are depleted, but there are donated funds available and the primary care
provider with the next highest health service priority is not designated to
receive the donated funds according to (D)(2) the donated monies are not
allocated during the current allocation process.
F.C. The Department
shall determine the amount of loan repayment funds allocated to a primary care
provider based on the primary care provider's service site's highest HPSA score
as determined in
R9-15-206(B)(2) or
R9-15-207(B)(1) or
(2), as follows:
1. If a service site's highest HPSA score is
18 to 26 points, 100 percent of the maximum annual amount;
2. If a service site's highest HPSA score is
14 to 17 points, 90 percent of the maximum annual amount; and
3. If a service site's highest HPSA score is
0 to 13 points, 80 percent of the maximum annual amount.
G.D. The
Department shall allocate loan repayment funds to physicians and dentists
according to the following:
|
Contract Year of
Service
|
Maximum Annual Amount for
Full-Time
|
|
HPSA Score of 18-26
|
HPSA Score of 14-17
|
HPSA Score of 0-13
|
|
Initial two years
|
$65,000
|
$58,500
|
$52,000
|
|
Third year
|
$35,000
|
$31,500
|
$28,000
|
|
Fourth year
|
$25,000
|
$22,500
|
$20,000
|
|
Fifth year and continuing
|
$15,000
|
$13,500
|
$12,000
|
|
Contract Year of
Service
|
Maximum Annual Amount for
Half-Time
|
|
HPSA Score of 18-26
|
HPSA Score of 14-17
|
HPSA Score of 0-13
|
|
Initial two years
|
$32,500
|
$29,250
|
$26,000
|
|
Third year
|
$17,500
|
$15,750
|
$14,000
|
|
Fourth year
|
$12,500
|
$11,250
|
$10,000
|
|
Fifth year and continuing
|
$7,500
|
$6,750
|
$6,000
|
H.E. The Department shall
allocate loan repayment funds to pharmacists, advance practice providers, and
behavioral health care providers according to the following:
|
Contract Year of
Service
|
Maximum Annual Amount for
Full-Time
|
|
HPSA Score of 18-26
|
HPSA Score of 14-17
|
HPSA Score of 0-13
|
|
Initial two years
|
$50,000
|
$45,000
|
$40,000
|
|
Third year
|
$25,000
|
$22,500
|
$20,000
|
|
Fourth year
|
$20,000
|
$18,000
|
$16,000
|
|
Fifth year and continuing
|
$10,000
|
$9,000
|
$8,000
|
|
Contract Year of
Service
|
Maximum Annual Amount for
Half-Time
|
|
HPSA Score of 18-26
|
HPSA Score of 14-17
|
HPSA Score of 0-13
|
|
Initial two years
|
$25,000
|
$22,500
|
$20,000
|
|
Third year
|
$12,500
|
$11,250
|
$10,000
|
|
Fourth year
|
$10,000
|
$9,000
|
$8,000
|
|
Fifth year and continuing
|
$5,000
|
$4,500
|
$4,000
|
I.F. When calculating the
allocation of loan repayment funds for a primary care provider who resumes
participation in the Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program or Rural
Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program, the Department shall consider the
loan repayment contract year of service to be the succeeding year following the
actual loan repayment contract years of service completed during the primary
care provider's previous participation in the Primary Care Provider Loan
Repayment Program or Rural Health Care Provider Loan Repayment
Program.
J.G. If the Department has
inadequate funds to provide the maximum annual amount allowable and a primary
care provider agrees to accept the lesser amount, the Department shall allocate
the lesser amount agreed to by the primary care provider.
K.H. If
the Department determines no loan repayment funds are available during a fiscal
year for allocations based on an initial application or a renewal application,
the Department shall provide a notice at least 30 calendar days before the
initial or renewal application submission date that the Department is not
accepting initial or renewal applications.
