Section 216-RICR-20-15-1.2 - DefinitionsA. Wherever used in this Part the following terms shall be construed as follows: 1. "Board" means the Health Professional Loan Repayment Board.2. "Community health center" means the health care facility as defined and licensed under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-17.3. "Director" means the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health.4. "Eligible health professional" means a physician, dentist, dental hygienist, nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, physician assistant, or any other eligible health care professional under the Public Health Service Act licensed in the State, who has entered into a contract with the board to serve medically underserved populations.5. "Health care facility" includes, but is not limited to, hospital ambulatory care facilities, organized ambulatory care facilities or other entities delivering medical, mental health, or dental services. Said facility must be a non-profit organization or agency.6. "HPSA" means a designated Health Professional Shortage Area as defined by the Shortage Designation Branch of the Bureau of Health Workforce, within the Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.7. "HPLRP" means the Health Professional Loan Repayment Program whose purpose shall be to provide loan repayment to eligible health professionals for qualifying loans relating to the graduate or undergraduate education as a recruitment or retention incentive for health professionals to practice in high-need areas.8. "Loan repayment" means an amount of money to be repaid to satisfy loan obligations incurred to obtain a degree or certification in an eligible health professional.9. "Qualifying loans" are government and commercial loans for actual costs paid for tuition, reasonable educational expenses, and reasonable living expenses relating to the graduate or undergraduate education of a health professional.10. "RIOPC" means the Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner.11. "Site" means a community health center located in a federally designated HPSA or other entity delivering medical, mental health, or dental services. Said entity shall be a non-profit organization or agency.216 R.I. Code R. 216-RICR-20-15-1.2