N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:10-3.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 9A:10-3.6 - Terms for tuition reimbursement

(a) An applicant who is selected for participation in the Program shall enter into a written contract with the Authority. The contract shall specify the total amount of eligible tuition expenses to be reimbursed by the State, not to exceed 25 percent of the participant's eligible tuition expenses for the one academic year of medical school attendance in which tuition was the lowest, in return for each full year of service satisfactorily completed by the participant, not to exceed four years. The contract shall require a program participant to:

1. Charge for professional services at the usual and customary rate prevailing in the State underserved area, but allow a patient who is unable to pay that charge to pay at a reduced rate or receive care at no charge;

2. Not discriminate against any patient in the provision of mental health care services on the basis of that person's ability to pay or source of payment; and

3. Agree not to charge in excess of the limiting fee for a service, as determined by United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, to a recipient of benefits under the Federal Medicare program established pursuant to Pub. L. 89-97 ( 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395 et seq.).

(b) In order to maintain Program eligibility a participant must:

1. Maintain residency in the State;

2. Maintain a license to practice medicine in the State;

3. Annually submit a certification signed by his or her employer verifying his or her continued employment and satisfactory performance in an eligible position.

(c) If a participant changes employers while participating in the Program, he or she must provide the Authority with a certification signed by the previous fulltime employer containing the termination date from that position and a certification from the new full-time employer containing the start date for that position and verification of the participant's continued employment and satisfactory performance in an eligible position. If there is a gap in full-time service between eligible positions, the service obligation will be extended a commensurate amount of time to complete a full year of service.

N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:10-3.6

Adopted by 51 N.J.R. 363(b), effective 3/4/2019