- A. If the student or licensed health professional breaches his or her commitment stipend contract, he or she shall be subject to a penalty of three times the amount of the stipend received, plus 18 percent interest of the original stipend per year.
- B. The penalty repayment period shall be a maximum of ten (10) years.
- C. The student or licensed health professional may present to the corps a written explanation of any mitigating circumstances that prevented the full completion of training, the obtaining of licensure or certification, or the completion of a service obligation at an eligible site.
- D. The corps shall evaluate the reasons for failure to complete training, obtain licensure or certification, or complete a service obligation at an eligible site and determine their validity.
- E. Decisions of the corps regarding breach of commitment stipend contracts are final and binding for all purposes.
[7.29.2.12 NMAC - Rp, 7 NMAC 29.2.9, 02/13/04]