§ 40:1207.1 — Scholarship and loan program

Louisiana § 40:1207.1

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 40: Public Health and Safety

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§1207.1. Scholarship and loan program
A. It is the intent of the legislature to ensure that there are an adequate number of
health care providers who practice in the state in areas of medicine for which there are no
associated medical educational programs offered in the state.
B. The Board of Regents is hereby authorized to develop and administer through the
promulgation of rules and regulations, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, the
Medical and Allied Health Professional Education Scholarship and Loan Program for
students who choose to pursue certain out-of-state medical education because similar medical
education programs are not offered in the state. The Board of Regents shall provide for the
qualifications of the students and for the medical education programs to be included in the
program. The Board of Regents shall require that all recipients of scholarship or loan funds,
pursuant to this program, agree in writing to return to the state to practice for a minimum of
one and one-half years for each year the scholarship or loan is received and to maintain
enrollment as a Medicaid provider during their service.
C. The Board of Regents is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with a public
trust and public corporation duly organized pursuant to R.S. 9:2341 et seq., having for its
beneficiary the state for the purpose of administering and providing for a loan program to
provide low interest loans to students seeking medical education for which there are no
associated medical educational programs offered in the state. Notwithstanding any provision
of law to the contrary, the public trust and public corporation duly organized pursuant to R.S.
9:2341 et seq., having for its beneficiary the state, may issue bonds, notes, or other
obligations to the public and others for the purposes of this Part.
D. The Board of Regents may access state, federal, or grant funding made available
to the Board of Regents for the purpose of fulfilling the scholarships offered in accordance
with this Part.

Legislative History

Acts 2011, No. 150, §1, eff. June 24, 2011; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1300.8.1 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.