- (1) The department may enter into education loan repayment contracts with physicians, in accordance with Subsection 26B-4-703(2).
- (2) The department may award loan repayment contracts up to $20,000 per contract year per physician.
- (3) The department may pay a recipient at the end of the first quarter of the contract year.
- (4) The department may not enter into a loan repayment contract with an applicant who is in default of any scholarship or loan repayment program at the time of application.
- (5) Recipient shall enter into a written loan repayment contract with the department and the approved rural hospital that binds them to the terms of the program before receiving department funds.
- (6) The approved rural hospital shall provide a copy of the contract with a recipient to the department showing evidence of the payment method used by the rural hospital to match funds.
- (7) Recipient shall have and maintain a permanent, unrestricted license to practice as a physician in Utah before the first day of service under the contract and during the service obligation.
- (8) Recipient shall provide a progress report as defined by the department from the hospital on a biannual basis to the department.
- (9) Recipient shall provide information reasonably necessary for administration of the program, as determined by the department.
- (10) Recipient may not enter into any other similar contract for loan repayment until recipient satisfies the service obligation of the loan repayment contract.
KEY: rural, physicians, loan repayments, hospitals
Date of Last Change: November 6, 2023
Notice of Continuation: June 17, 2025
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-4-703