Iowa Admin. Code r. 283-27.4 - [Effective until 3/26/2025] Eligibility requirements
(1) In order to be considered an eligible
veterinarian under the program, the eligible applicant must:
a. Complete an application and sign a program
agreement by the date(s) specified by the commission.
b. Complete a doctor of veterinary medicine
degree, or the equivalent, at an eligible university.
c. Within one year of completing a doctor of
veterinary medicine degree, or the equivalent, or signing a program agreement,
whichever is most recent, an eligible applicant must have a permanent license
to practice veterinary medicine under Iowa Code chapter 169 and engage in
full-time practice as a veterinarian in a service commitment area or veterinary
shortage area in Iowa.
Prior to engaging in the practice of veterinary medicine in a service commitment area or veterinary shortage area, the veterinarian must notify the commission of the service commitment area or veterinary shortage area in which the veterinarian will be engaged in veterinary practice, and the commission will verify the eligibility of the service commitment area or veterinary shortage area.
(2) Eligible applicants not working in a
veterinary shortage area. Prior to or upon engagement in full-time practice in
a service commitment area, the veterinarian must contract with a service
commitment area to provide a nonrefundable contribution for deposit in the
rural veterinarian trust fund. The nonrefundable contribution must be received
by the commission from a service commitment area prior to payment of any loan
repayment awards.
(3) Failure by
the applicant to meet all eligibility requirements under this rule and in the
program agreement will result in forfeiture of all remaining unpaid
payments.
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