12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-520-160 - Contractual practice obligation
Prior to the payment of money to a scholarship or loan
repayment recipient, the
1. Provide that the recipient of the
scholarship award shall pursue the dental course of Virginia Commonwealth
University until graduation and upon graduation or upon graduation from an
accredited residency program that does not exceed four years, shall notify the
commissioner in writing of his proposed practice location or intent to enter a
residency not more than 30 days after graduation and begin his approved
practice within 90 days after completing dental school or residency, and
thereafter continuously engage in full-time dental practice in a dental
underserved area of Virginia or in a designated state facility for a period of
years equal to the number of annual scholarships received.
2. Provide that upon graduation from an
accredited dental school and receiving notification of the dentist loan
repayment award, the dentist shall begin his approved practice within 90 days
and thereafter continuously engage in full-time dental practice in an
underserved area of Virginia or in a designated state facility for a period of
years equal to the number of loan repayment awards received.
3. Provide that at any time prior to entering
practice, the scholarship or loan repayment recipient shall be allowed to
select a future practice location from the listing of dental underserved areas
maintained by the board .
4. Provide
that the recipient may request approval of a change of practice location. The
commissioner in his discretion may approve such a request, but only if the
change is to a practice location in a dental underserved area or a state
facility designated by the Board of Health.
5. Provide that the recipient shall repay the
scholarship or loan repayment obligation by practicing dentistry on a full-time
basis in a dental underserved area , shall maintain office hours convenient for
the population of the area to have access to the recipient's services and shall
participate in all government-sponsored insurance programs designed to ensure
access to dental services of recipients of public assistance. The recipient
shall not selectively place limits on the numbers of such patients admitted to
the practice.
6. Provide that the
recipient shall not voluntarily obligate himself for more than the minimum
period of military service required of dentists by the laws of the United
States and that upon completion of the minimum period of military service, the
recipient shall promptly begin and thereafter continuously engage in full-time
dental practice in a dental underserved area of Virginia or in a designated
state facility for the period of years equal to the number of scholarships
received. Dental practice in federal agencies, military service or the U.S.
Public Health Service may not be substituted for scholarship
obligation.
7. Provide that the
recipient shall receive credit toward fulfillment of his contractual obligation
at the rate of 12 months of dental practice for each scholarship or loan
repayment award paid to the recipient. The recipient may be absent from the
place of approved practice for a total of four weeks in each 12-month period
for personal reasons. Absence for a period in excess of four weeks without the
written permission of the commissioner shall result in proportional reduction
of the period of credit toward fulfillment of the contractual
obligation.
8. Provide that should
the scholarship recipient pay restitution by not serving his scholarship
obligation in an underserved area, and within five years of paying restitution
fulfills the terms of his contract through dental practice as outlined in this
section, that the recipient will be reimbursed for all or part of any
scholarship award paid based on the fulfillment of the scholarship and
availability of funds.
Notes
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-122.9 of the Code of Virginia.
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