Rule 195-11-.12 - Board Approval of Recipient's Graduate Medical Education Program(1) Scholarship recipients must notify the Board of their intent to enter a graduate medical education program prior to enrollment in that program in order to ensure that recipients enter medical specialties deemed by the Board to be able to sustain full time practices in rural communities in Georgia. For new scholarship awards made after July 1, 2014, such specialties are limited to: Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, and General Pediatrics.(2) Failure by the scholarship recipient, who received their initial award after July 1, 2014, to enter into a Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine or General Pediatrics graduate medical education program shall constitute a breach of contract by the recipient and will authorize the Board to seek cash repayment, plus all applicable damages and fees.(3) Payment of the service obligation or monetary obligation of the scholarship contract is deferred during the recipient's graduate medical education, provided the scholarship recipient is enrolled in a graduate medical education program which is officially recorded in the Board meeting minutes and provided the recipient submits the annual report required by the contract. Failure to submit annual reports required by the contract shall constitute a breach of contract by the recipient.(4) The annual report during the recipient's graduate medical education shall include the following information:(a) Current contact information including address, phone number, email address, social security number, name change and other pertinent information;(b) Documentation from the recipient's Program Director, Department Chair, or other appropriate institutional official indication that the recipient is enrolled in the graduate medical education program in good standing.(5) Scholarship recipients must secure Board approval to change their graduate medical education program, including any extension of training that is the result of pursuing training in a fellowship or subspecialty.(6) In instances where a scholarship recipient fails to secure approval from the Board to change or extend the graduate medical education program, the Board shall require the recipient to begin practice in a Board approved community in the specialty previously approved by the Board within 90 days of the scheduled completion of the original graduate medical education program.(7) Failure by the scholarship recipient to begin practice within 90 days of the scheduled completion date of the original graduate medical education program or within 90 days of a Board approved extension of training shall constitute a breach of contract by the recipient and will authorize the Board to seek cash repayment, plus all applicable damages and fees.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 195-11-.12
O.C.G.A. Sec. 20-3-510et seq.
Original Rule entitled "Board Approval of Recipient's Graduate Medical Education Program" adopted. F. Nov. 27, 2012; eff. Dec. 17, 2012.Amended: F. Aug. 28, 2013; eff. Sept. 17, 2013.Amended: F. Jul. 29, 2014; eff. Aug. 18, 2014.