For the purposes of the Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Program Services Program the following definitions shall be used:

1. (1) "Commission" means the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
2. (2) "Nurse Educator" means any person licensed under ORS 678.010 to 678.410 as a Registered Nurse and who has earned a master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited nursing education program.

3. (3) "Qualifying Loan" means any loan made under:

   1. (a) Programs under Title IV, Parts B, D, and E, of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; and
   2. (b) The Nursing Student Loan Program and Health Education Assistance Loan Program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
4. (4) “Teach Full-Time” means to teach for one academic year as defined by the hiring nursing school in Oregon.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 348

Statutes/Other Implemented

SB 701 & 2001 OLA

History

OSAC 1-2015, f. & cert. ef. 12-18-15
OSAC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 11-16-10