- (a) A rural medical practice loan recipient may seek a waiver of the requirements of Arkansas Code § 6-81-708(c)(2) by making written application to the Chair of the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board with a statement explaining the exigent circumstances the loan recipient believes justify a waiver.
(b) The waiver request:
- (1) Must be submitted within thirty (30) days of the date of the board's final recommendation; and
- (2) Cannot be requested unless the loan recipient has participated in the entire dispute resolution process in good faith.
- (c) The waiver request must be sent by certified mail to the chair, care of the administrator for the board.
- (d) The waiver request will be considered in accordance with Arkansas Code § 6-81-708(e)(1) and the loan recipient shall be notified in writing of the decision.