§ 17:1607 — Medical scholarship; recipient to serve as physician at the forensic unit of Eastern

Louisiana § 17:1607

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 17: Credit Union Law

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§1607. Medical scholarship; recipient to serve as physician at the forensic unit of Eastern
Louisiana Mental Health System
A. Upon the recommendation of the director of the forensic unit of the Eastern
Louisiana Mental Health System at Jackson and subsequent approval by the medical school
of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the board of
supervisors of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College shall
award annually a four-year scholarship to the medical school of the Louisiana State
University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. The recipient of any such scholarship
may attend the medical school without the necessity of paying tuition, matriculation,
registration, laboratory, athletic, medical or other special fees, and may receive a stipend
from the board of supervisors. No person shall be awarded any such scholarship unless such
person agrees to serve as a physician at the forensic unit of the Eastern Louisiana Mental
Health System at Jackson at the rate of pay provided in appropriate civil service pay
schedules for a period of two years after such person is awarded a certificate to practice
medicine in the state of Louisiana. Any person awarded such a scholarship shall pay back
to the state of Louisiana all funds received from such a scholarship if he fails to complete this
required two-year service or a pro rata percentage of funds received if he completes less than
two years service.
B. Information concerning any scholarships awarded pursuant to the provisions of
Subsection A of this Section shall be published on the Louisiana Department of Health
website. Such information shall include the name of the recipient and the award amount.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1974, No. 360, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §1.