Alabama Administrative Code Chapter 280-X-9 — Repayment-With-Service

280 Alabama Board of Dental Scholarship Awards

Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-9-.01 Repayment Terms

Repayment of loans with service will be in accordance with Code of Ala. 1975, § 16-47-79(c), and terms of the contract signed by the loan recipients and the chairman of the Board. (280-X-5-.01)

History

• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§16-47-76 through 16-47-81.
• Filed September 22, 1982.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-9-.02 Application To Repay With Service

A loan recipient who wishes to repay his/her loan with service shall file an application for approval with the Board prior to the anticipated date to enter the practice of dentistry.

(a) The application must name the area and give the approximate date the practice will begin.

(b) The application should present a resume of the conditions in the area which warrant classifying the area as critically in need of additional dental service.

(c) The Board shall review and evaluate all available information to determine whether or not the area, in the Board's judgement, qualifies as an area critically in need of additional dental service.

(d) A loan recipient who accepts a position in Alabama Public Health or serves as a dentist in a state institution is eligible to apply to repay his/her loan with service rather than cash.

(e) The Board will notify the applicant promptly when a decision has been reached.

History

• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§16-47-76 through 16-47-81.
• Filed September 22, 1982.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-9-.03 Stipulations To Receive Repayment Credit For Service

(1) Recipient must limit his/her practice to the approved area, to the approved position in Alabama Public Health or to the approved position in a state institution. No repayment credit will be allowed if the recipient engages in the practice of dentistry in a location outside the approved area, the approved position in Alabama Public Health or in a state institution.

(2) Recipients must practice dentistry in the approved area, in the approved position in Alabama Public Health or the approved position in a state institution for a period of one year from the date practice was initiated to receive credit for repayment-with-service. No repayment credit will be earned if practice in the approved area, the approved employment in Alabama Public Health or state institution is discontinued before the lapse of one year.

History

• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§16-47--76 through 16-47-81.
• Filed September 22, 1982.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-9-.04 Agreement To Repay With Service

A formal agreement stipulating the community or the position in Alabama Public Health or state institution, years of service and other pertinent facts shall be signed by the chairman of the Board and each recipient who receives approval to repay his loan with service.

History

• Author: J. Matt Bledsoe, Dr. Bob Jones
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-47-76 through 16-47-81.
• Filed September 22, 1982. Amended: Published July 31, 2020; effective September 14, 2020.