Rule 195-26-.05 - Contract Provisions(1) The term of the Georgia Dentist Education Loan Repayment Program contract will be four years.(2) Awards shall be in an amount as follows: Year 1 - $25,000 or 15% if the total loan balance is less than $150,000 Year 2 - $35,000 or 20% if the total loan balance is less than $150,000 Year 3 - $40,000 or 30% if the total loan balance is less than $150,000 Year 4 - $50,000 or 35% if the total loan balance is less than $150,000 (3) The first payment for student recipients will be made sixty (60) days after they start work and have provided their Medicaid provider number or proof they have applied for a Medicaid provider number.(4) Once staff has received, reviewed, and approved all required documentation of completion of each year of service, the annual award amount will be processed and mailed to the lender. Required documentation includes, but is not limited to: (a) Listing showing total patients or total encounters treated by payor class and by place of service (hospital, clinic, etc.) for the service period. For year 1 awards, the previous year's listing will need to be submitted.(b) Documentation of Practice Location.(c) Annual report of practice operations describing the successes and challenges of the practice.(5) At all times, each GDELRP loan repayment recipient is responsible for keeping the Board apprised of his/her current mailing address, email address, and primary telephone number. Must be responsive to all information requests. Failure to do so may result in the cancellation of the contract and a request for payment in full.(6) The Board has the discretionary power to cancel any contract for a cause deemed sufficient by the Board. Upon such cancellation by the Board, two times the total uncredited amount of the loan paid on behalf of the recipient shall become due and payable to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce.(7) The Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce is vested with full and complete authority to bring an action in its own name against any recipient for any balance due the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce on any such contract.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 195-26-.05
O.C.G.A. § 31-34.
Original Rule entitled "Contract Provisions" adopted. F. Nov. 4, 2024; eff. Nov. 24, 2024.