- (1) Recipient must limit his/her practice to the approved area, to the approved position in Alabama public health or to the approved position in a state institution. No repayment credit will be allowed if the recipient engages in the practice of optometry in a location outside the approved area, the approved position in Alabama public health or state institution.
- (2) Recipients must practice optometry in the approved area, in the approved position in Alabama public health or the approved position in a state institution for a period of one (1) year from the date practice was initiated to receive credit for repayment-with-service. No repayment credit will be earned if practice in the approved area, the approved employment in Alabama public health or state institution is discontinued before the lapse of one (1) year. Interest will be charged on the debt outstanding at the beginning of that year and the cash repayment schedule will resume in accordance with Chapter 635-X-7.
Author: Board of Optometric Scholarship and Loan Awards
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-22-60, et seq.
History: Filed September 7, 1984. Amended: Published June 30, 2025; effective August 14, 2025.