- (a) The department shall award stipends to physicians for one-year periods. A stipend awarded under this subchapter may not exceed $15,000 each year.
- (b) The department may renew a stipend used to assist a particular physician.
- (c) A physician is not eligible for a stipend under this subchapter for a period longer than is ordinarily and customarily required for the completion of residency training for first board eligibility.
- (d) A physician who receives a stipend under this subchapter is not eligible to receive assistance under a state educational loan repayment program or other state incentive program.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1424, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (H.B. 1918), Sec. 51, eff. September 1, 2009.