Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64W-4.002 - Eligibility Requirements
(1) To
be eligible to receive reimbursement or loan repayment from the program,
applicants in eligible professions must:
(a)
Be a United States citizen (U.S. born or naturalized) or a United States
national, as defined by 8 U.S.C. §1401 - 1440 (1/3/2022), which is
incorporated by reference and available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15267,
(b) Possess a clear active Florida health
care professional license,
(c)
Provide direct patient care to persons in an underserved location in
Florida,
(d) Have a qualified loan
as defined in subsection
64W-4.001(6)
F.A.C.,
(e) Accept Medicaid
reimbursement unless the practice is not eligible. The only Medicaid ineligible
practices that are eligible under the FRAME program are: correctional
institutions; Veteran Affairs clinics; state mental health hospitals; free
clinics; and state facilities for the developmentally disabled,
(f) Be employed in an a primary care setting
as defined in subsection
64W-4.001(11),
F.A.C. which employment must be in effect at the time of application submittal
and extend, at a minimum, through the date of loan repayment, pursuant to Rule
64W-4.005, F.A.C.,
(g) Have a valid email address for program
correspondence,
(h) Have not
received more than four awards. Awards are not required to be in consecutive
years. Awards received prior to the 2024-2025 fiscal year award cycle will not
count towards the maximum limit of four awards for each applicant.
(i) Practice in primary care, and
(j) Provide at least 25 hours annually of
volunteer primary care services in Florida in a free clinic or through a
volunteer program as defined in part IV of chapter 110, F.S. For the purpose of
fulfilling this requirement, primary care services include related services
which contribute to the provision of primary care (including mental health) at
a qualified clinic or program.
1. Volunteer
hours are calculated from January 1 through December 31 of the application
calendar year.
2. Volunteer hours
will be verified via the FRAME Volunteer Hours Verification Form, incorporated
by reference in subsection
64W-4.003(4),
F.A.C.
3. If 25 hours of volunteer
services have not been completed when the application is submitted, the
applicant must:
a. Complete the FRAME
Volunteer Service Obligation Acknowledgment, incorporated by reference in
subsection 64W-4.003(5),
F.A.C.
b. Verify all volunteer
hours have been completed by submitting FRAME Volunteer Hours Verification
Form(s) through the FRAMEworks portal prior to December 31 of the application
calendar year.
4. If the
applicant does not complete the required 25 hours of volunteer hours in the
application calendar year:
a. The applicant
will not be eligible in the subsequent calendar year,
b. The applicant may be subject to the
penalties set forth in Rule
64W-4.007, F.A.C., and
c. After this year of ineligibility, any
future application will be considered a new application for the purposes of
award prioritization set forth in Rule
64W-4.005, F.A.C.
(2) To be
eligible to receive award as an autonomous APRN, autonomous APRN applicants
must be actively practicing as an autonomous APRN. Holding an autonomous APRN
registration alone does not qualify the APRN for the higher reimbursement or
loan repayment amount under Section
381.402(3)(a),
F.S.
(3) This rule will be reviewed
and repealed, modified, or renewed through the rulemaking process five years
from the effective date.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 381.402 FS. Law Implemented 381.402 FS.
New 4-20-23, Amended 2-15-24.
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(1) To be eligible to receive reimbursement or loan repayment from the program, applicants in eligible professions , other than autonomous APRNs, must:
(a) Be a United States citizen (U.S. born or naturalized) or a United States national, as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1401 - 1440 (1/3/2022), which is incorporated by reference and available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15267,
(b) Possess a clear active Florida health care professional license ,
(c) Provide in-person services to persons in an underserved location in Florida,
(d) Not have received an award from any other State of Florida-funded student loan repayment program since July 1 of the previous year ,
(f) Accept Medicaid reimbursement unless the practice is not eligible. The only Medicaid ineligible practices are correctional institutions; military locations, including Veteran Affairs clinics; state mental health hospitals; free clinics; and state facilities for the developmentally disabled,
(g) Be employed in an eligible location, which employment must be in effect on the first day of the application period and extend, at a minimum, through the date of loan repayment, pursuant to Rule 64W-4.005, and
(h) Have a valid email address for program correspondence.
(2) To be eligible to receive reimbursement or loan repayment from the program, autonomous APRN applicants must:
(a) Be a United States citizen (U.S. born or naturalized) or a United States national, as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1401 - 1440, which is incorporated by reference and available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15267,
(b) Possess a clear active Florida health care professional license ,
(c) Not have received an award from any other State of Florida-funded student loan repayment program since July 1 of the previous year ,
(e) Have active employment providing in-person primary care services in a public health program , an independent practice, or a group practice that serves Medicaid recipients and other low-income patients,
1. Proof of serving Medicaid recipients must include verifiable Medicaid billing.
2. Proof of serving other low-income patients must include documentation that the practice location has a sliding fee scale or does not charge the patients (free clinic).
(f) Practice in a location that is in a HRSA designated primary care HPSA with a score of at least 18, a rural area as identified by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, or a rural hospital as defined in Section 395.602(2)(b), F.S.,
(g) Practice in a primary care specialty as defined in subsection 64W-4.001(4) F.A.C., and
(h) Have a valid email address for program correspondence.
(3) This rule will be reviewed and repealed, modified, or renewed through the rulemaking process five years from the effective date.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 1009.65 FS. Law Implemented 1009.65 FS.
New 4-20-23, Amended 2-15-24.