Section 487.255 - Stipends(a) The department shall award stipends to physicians for one-year periods. A stipend awarded under this subchapter may not exceed $15,000 each year.(b) The department may renew a stipend used to assist a particular physician.(c) A physician is not eligible for a stipend under this subchapter for a period longer than is ordinarily and customarily required for the completion of residency training for first board eligibility.(d) A physician who receives a stipend under this subchapter is not eligible to receive assistance under a state educational loan repayment program or other state incentive program.Tex. Gov't. Code § 487.255
Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112, Sec. 51, eff. 9/1/2009.Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1424, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2001.