La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § IV-1605

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section IV-1605 - Participation in the Program

A. To participate in the Health Care Educator Loan Forgiveness Program, a student must be nominated to participate in the program by a participating institution.

B. Once nominated, a student must complete and return a master promissory note to the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance. By signing the master promissory note, the student agrees that:

1. for students seeking a masters degree:

a. he will enroll full-time in the degree program during the fall, winter, if applicable, and spring semesters/terms;

b. he will remain enrolled full-time unless granted an exception to this requirement by the board;

c. upon completion of his degree program, he will become a full-time nurse or allied health faculty member at the institution which nominated him for the health care educator loan;

d. he will remain a full-time nurse or allied health education faculty member until he teaches one year for each $10,000 he received;

2. for students seeking a doctoral degree:

a. he will enroll full-time, or at least 2/3 time, in the degree program during the fall, winter, if applicable, and spring semesters/terms;

b. he will remain enrolled full-time, or at least 2/3 time, unless granted an exception to this requirement by the board;

c. upon completion of his degree program, he will become a full-time nurse or allied health faculty member at the institution which nominated him for the health care educator loan;

d. he will remain a full-time nurse or allied health education faculty member until he teaches one full year for each $10,000 he received.

C. A recipient will be eligible to continue to receive Health Care Educator Loan Forgiveness Program loans until he obtains his masters or doctoral degree, provided that he continues to maintain full-time enrollment, or at least 2/3 time enrollment for doctoral degree students, unless an exception to this requirement is granted for cause in accordance with §1607

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § IV-1605

Promulgated by the Student Financial Assistance Commission, Office of Student Financial Assistance, LR 35:225 (February 2009), Amended by the Board of Regents, Office of Student Financial Assistance, LR 44548 (3/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:3021-3031 and R.S. 17:3129.7.