Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.10704

Current through Vol. 24-22, December 15, 2024

Section R. 338.10704 - Nursing education program awards to eligible students; requirements; procedures

Rule 704.

(1) An eligible nursing education program, on receiving an allocation, shall award a scholarship to a full-time or part-time student who meets all the following criteria:

(a) Is a permanent resident of this state.

(b) If licensed as a nurse, holds an unencumbered license in this state to practice nursing.

(c) Maintains satisfactory progress as determined by the eligible nursing education program.

(2) A nursing education program shall apply a scholarship award first to the cost of tuition, books, and fees associated with the program. A nursing program shall then provide the remainder of the award, if any, to the student in the form of a stipend.

(3) The nursing education program shall complete the notice of intent to award the board of nursing scholarship form supplied by the department. The notice must contain all the following information:

(a) The name, address, and date of birth of the recipient.

(b) Course of study or program in which the recipient is enrolled.

(c) Attestation that all criteria of subrule (1) of this rule have been met.

(d) Information regarding electronic funds transfer from the department to the program.

(e) Signature of the program director and financial aid director or other employee employed by the financial aid office who can attest to accuracy of the information on the form.

(4) If a recipient withdraws from the nursing education program, then within 30 days after withdrawal, the nursing education program shall notify the department, in writing, of its intent to do 1 of the following:

(a) Award the scholarship funds to a recipient who has been chosen to receive the scholarship for the current scholarship year.

(b) Select a new applicant and submit the recipient's application and the notice of intent to award the board of nursing scholarship form to the department.

(c) Return the unused funds to the department.

(5) The nursing education program shall account for all the funds disbursed by the department no later than February 15 of the academic year in which the funds were distributed. Both of the following apply:

(a) The department shall supply the accounting form to each program that is participating in the nurse professional fund scholarship program.

(b) Failure of a program to submit an accounting statement to the department under this subrule prohibits the program from participating in the scholarship in future years until all past due accounting statements have been submitted and approved.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.10704

1998-2000 AACS; 2017 AACS; 2018 AACS; 2020 AACS; 2022 AACS; 2024 MR 9, Eff. 5/8/2024