1. (1) The department may award scholarship grant funds to a recipient for a maximum of four years or until the recipient earns a nursing postgraduate degree.
2. (2) The department may pay tuition and fees directly to the school or directly to the scholarship grant recipient. The department shall determine the amount and frequency of any such tuition and fee payments.
3. (3) The scholarship grant recipient may not enter into a scholarship agreement other than with the program established in Section 26B-4-702 until the service obligation in the grant agreement is satisfied.
4. (4) A scholarship grant recipient shall work full-time, as defined by the scholarship grant recipient's employer and as specified in the grant agreement with the department.
5. (5) A scholarship grant recipient shall serve one year of service obligation for each year the recipient receives a scholarship grant under the program, with a minimum of three years required.

6. (6) The department may cancel a scholarship grant at any time if:

   1. (a) the department finds that the scholarship grant recipient has voluntarily or involuntarily terminated the recipient's schooling or postgraduate training; or
   2. (b) it appears to be a reasonable certainty that the scholarship grant recipient does not intend to practice as required by statute, rule, and the grant agreement in an underserved area in the state.
7. (7) Upon completion of schooling and required postgraduate training, the scholarship grant recipient shall find employment at an approved site.
8. (8) A scholarship grant recipient must obtain department approval before beginning the service obligation at an approved site.
9. (9) A scholarship grant recipient must obtain department approval before any change of an approved site where the recipient fulfills the service obligation.
10. (10) If there is no available approved site upon a scholarship grant recipient's graduation, the recipient shall repay the scholarship grant amount as provided by the scholarship grant agreement.
11. (11) A scholarship grant recipient shall obtain an unrestricted license to practice in the state and begin practicing for the agreed upon period at an approved site within three months of completion of postgraduate training.

KEY: medically underserved, grants, scholarships, Utah Health Care Workforce Advisory Committee

Date of Last Change: July 1, 2025

Notice of Continuation: May 6, 2024

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-1-202; 26B-4-702