Section R434-40-7 - Scholarship Grant Administration(1)(a) The Department may award scholarship grant funds to an applicant for a maximum of four years or until earning the nursing postgraduate degree.(b) The Department may consider committee recommendations in awarding scholarship grants.(2) The Department may pay tuition and fees directly to the school and determine the amount and frequency of direct payments to the student.(3) The scholarship grant recipient may not enter into a scholarship agreement other than with the program established in Section 26B-4-702 until the service obligation agreed upon in the grant agreement with the Department is satisfied.(4) A scholarship grant recipient shall work full-time, as defined by the scholarship grant recipient's employer and as specified in the grant agreement with the Department.(5) A scholarship grant recipient shall serve one year of service obligation for each year the recipient received a scholarship grant under this program, with a minimum of three years required.(6) The Department may cancel a scholarship grant at any time if it finds that the scholarship grant recipient has voluntarily or involuntarily terminated the recipient's schooling, postgraduate training, or if it appears to be a reasonable certainty that the scholarship grant recipient does not intend to practice as required by statute, rules, and grant agreement in an underserved area in the state.(7) Upon completion of schooling and required postgraduate training, the scholarship grant recipient is responsible for finding employment at an approved site.(8) A scholarship grant recipient shall obtain approval from the Department before beginning service obligation at an approved site.(9) A scholarship grant recipient shall obtain approval from the Department before changing the approved site where the recipient fulfills the service obligation.(10) A scholarship grant recipient shall obtain an unrestricted license to practice in the state and begin practicing for the agreed upon period at an approved site within three months of completion of postgraduate training.(11) If there is no available approved site upon a scholarship grant recipient's graduation, the recipient shall repay the scholarship grant amount as negotiated in the scholarship grant agreement.Utah Admin. Code R434-40-7
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-13, effective 6/24/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-12, effective 6/7/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-03, effective 1/11/2024