Rule 195-26-.03 - Review Process(1) Administrative Review. (a) The Board staff shall collect and maintain documentation of the following information from GDELRP loan repayment program applicants:2. Full disclosure of all outstanding dental education and training debt, including a copy of the promissory note, which required the loan proceeds to be used to pay for the cost of dental education.3. Documentation of the county and population where the practice is located.4. Documentation that the practice will be in a rural Georgia community that needs additional dentists, as determined by the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce.5. A copy of the contract between the practice entity and the dentist or attestation from the Principal or Officer of the practice documenting full-time practice, as defined in 195-26-.01(19), in the rural community where the practice is located.6. Attestation by student they will enroll in the Georgia Medicaid or PeachCare for Kids® program and they understand payments will not be made until the Medicaid provider number is on file with the Board.7. Attestation from the applicant that the applicant does not have any other current service obligations.8. Attestation from the applicant that the applicant is actively pursuing board certification or provide documentation of board certification if required.(b) The Board staff shall review application materials to ensure eligibility requirements are met and all required documentation has been submitted.(c) The Board staff will compile the information and prepare a summary of each applicant for the Board's review.(2) Board Review, Criteria for Prioritizing Awards, and Approval Process. (a) The Board shall receive and act upon all applications for the Georgia Dentist Education Loan Repayment Program made by eligible and qualified dentists or eligible and qualified dental students.(b) The Board may employ such methods of applicant evaluation that it deems proper.(c) The Board shall not discriminate or evaluate applicants based on race, religion, gender, or national origin.(d) The Board shall review all documentation submitted by the applicant and the Board staff to ensure that the applicant meets all eligibility requirements for the GDELRP program.(e) The Board shall rank awards based on the following criteria:1. All applicants shall be ranked in order using criteria established by the Board, approved at the Annual Meeting of the Board, and recorded in the official minutes.(f) The Board shall establish a final ranking of all qualified applicants from highest priority to lowest priority and shall allocate awards based on the availability of funds and the final rank order of the applicants.(g) Action approving the applicant ranking and order of awards shall be made upon a majority vote of the Board members present.(h) Action on awards shall be duly recorded in the Board meeting minutes.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 195-26-.03
O.C.G.A. § 31-34.
Original Rule entitled "Review Process" adopted. F. Nov. 4, 2024; eff. Nov. 24, 2024.