1. A. The Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) may consider deferment, cancellation, suspension, or waiver of the obligation as provided in this regulation.

2. B. OSFA may consider deferment for:

   1. (1) Military service for a period not to exceed 3 years;
   2. (2) Extended illness verified by a physician;
   3. (3) Extenuating family circumstances to be decided on a case-by-case basis; and
   4. (4) Maternity/paternity leave not to exceed 6 months.

3. C. OSFA may consider cancellation, suspension, or waiver as follows:

   1. (1) Any service or payment obligation incurred by a Maryland Dent-Care Loan Assistance Repayment Program (MDC-LARP) recipient is canceled upon the MDC-LARP recipient's death; and
   2. (2) OSFA may waive or suspend an MDC-LARP recipient's service or payment obligation if, as determined by OSFA, compliance by the MDC-LARP recipient with the terms and conditions of the contract is impossible or would involve extreme hardship.

Authority: Education Article, §§11-105(u), 18-204(c), and 18-2401—18-2408, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: August 28, 2017 (44:17 Md. R. 836)