Alabama Administrative Code Chapter 280-X-8 — Approved Areas for Repayment of Loans With Service

280 Alabama Board of Dental Scholarship Awards

Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-8-.01 Committee On Approved Communities

A standing committee as defined in 280-X-1-.06(2) shall be appointed to recommend communities which are acceptable as areas where the loan obligations can be repaid by service, as provided in Code of Ala. 1975, §§16-47-49(c), 16-47-81.

History

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

Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-8-.02 Identification Of Needy Communities

The committee shall assume the initiative to identify the communities which are in need of additional dental service and qualify as areas in which the loan recipients can repay their obligation by service, as provided in Code of Ala. 1975, §§16-47-49(c), 16-47-81. To determine the counties with a shortage of dentists, the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards shall annually calculate by county a dentist shortage index. In addition to the dentist shortage index, the Board shall consider the percentage of dentists in a county that are over the age of sixty-dive and the proximity of a county to a major metropolitan area in determining the counties eligible for the loan recipient. Annually, the Board shall compile a list of twenty counties for the loan recipient to choose from. The recipient must spend an average of twenty(20) hours per week in clinical practice on an annualized basis practicing in the designated county for a minimum of five (5) years to qualify for forgiveness of the loan.

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.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-8-.03 Evaluation System

It is the committee's obligation to devise a system to obtain the necessary information to evaluate the need of dental service in a community.

History

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

Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-8-.04 Loan Recipient's Application To Classify Communities As A Needy Area

The recipient of a loan may petition the Board for approval of a community as an area in which he/she may repay his/her obligation with service rather than cash.

History

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

Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-8-.05 Community's Application For Classification As A Needy Area

Any community or area in the state may petition the Board for approval as an area critically in need of additional dental service. It is expected that such a petition will be presented by a responsible officer of the community or a representative group of citizens. These petitions shall be referred to the Committee on Approved Communities for review and evaluation.

History

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

Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-8-.06 Committee's Report

The committee shall report at each meeting of the Board. It shall present recommendations for approval or disapproval of all areas it has investigated since the last meeting.

History

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

Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-8-.07 Approval As A Needy Area

A community shall be classified as an approved repayment-with-service area in which a loan obligation can be repaid with service if two-thirds (2/3) of the vote cast at the meeting of the Board is in the affirmative.

History

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

Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-8-.08 List Of Approved Needy Areas

A list of all communities approved by the Board shall be maintained by the chairman and available to all recipients of loans. This cannot be considered a listing of all areas in the state which could qualify as repayment-with-service areas. Additions can be made as provided above. (280-X-8-.02, 280-X-8-.04, 280-X-8-.05)

History

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