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LA Rev Stat § 46:1103 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1103. Eligibility for scholarship

RS 1103 - Eligibility for scholarship  Any United States citizen and resident of the state of Louisiana, who is admitted to or is engaged in the study of medicine at an accredited school of medicine located in the United States, or who is engaged in an internship or residency program within the United States, and who intends to practice family medicine in an area of the parish hospital or hospital service district where there is a shortage of physicians practicing family medicine shall be eligible to apply, to the board of commissioners of the parish hospital or hospital service district in the parish or district in which the applicant resides or once resided for a scholarship in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. Such application shall be in writing and in such form as the board may require. It shall contain the written statement of the applicant that he intends to practice family medicine in the parish or district, as the case may be, if he is selected to receive a scholarship.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 130, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 245, §1; Acts 1988, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1104 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1104. Application consideration; evaluation

RS 1104 - Application consideration; evaluation  It shall be the duty of the board of commissioners to receive, consider, evaluate, and allow or disallow all applications for scholarships made by eligible applicants. The board of commissioners shall make careful and full investigation of the ability and qualifications of each applicant. The board of commissioners shall provide that an affirmative action program for the selection of recipients be established which shall include that no discrimination occur on the basis of race, creed, sex, age, or ethnic origin. The board of commissioners shall establish and publish rules on the selection process of the recipient which shall preclude the appearance of and the possibility of nepotism. The board of commissioners shall notify each applicant selected to receive a scholarship of his selection and shall also notify the dean of the medical school to which the recipient has been admitted or in which he is engaged in study, or the chief administrator of any internship or residency program in which the applicant is engaged.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 130, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1105 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1105. Warrant issued for scholarship

RS 1105 - Warrant issued for scholarship  Funds for the scholarships awarded as herein provided shall be issued by the board of commissioners to the dean of the medical school to which the recipient has been admitted or in which he is engaged in study, or to the chief administrator of any internship or residency program in which he is engaged, upon the warrant of the dean or chief administrator for the amount fixed in the warrant and shall be payable to the scholarship recipient designated thereon. Said warrant upon presentation shall be paid by the board of commissioners out of funds budgeted by said board for the purpose.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 130, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1106 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1106. Contract for scholarship; contingent

RS 1106 - Contract for scholarship; contingent  Any applicant selected by the board of commissioners to receive a scholarship shall enter into a contract with the board, which shall be deemed a contract formed within the state of Louisiana, agreeing to the terms and conditions upon which the scholarship shall be granted to the applicant. The contract shall include such terms and provisions as will execute the full purpose and intent of this medical scholarship program, including the purpose of providing physicians who will practice family medicine to areas where a shortage of such physicians exists. The form of the contract shall be prepared and approved by the attorney general of this state. The chairman of the board of commissioners shall sign the contract, the vice-chairman of the board shall countersign it, and the applicant shall likewise sign it. The board shall preserve and maintain the contract until such time as the terms thereof are met or satisfied; a duplicate copy shall be transmitted to the applicant and to the respective medical school.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 130, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1107 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1107. Return to practice; area designation; notification

RS 1107 - Return to practice; area designation; notification  A. Within such time after the applicant has completed medical school, internship, and residency as the board of commissioners shall provide by regulation, the scholarship recipient shall return to the parish or hospital service district, as the case may be, to practice family medicine, in an area designated by the board of commissioners prior to the return. The recipient shall remain in the parish or district, as the case may be, for a period of three years as consideration for the medical scholarship awarded.  B. The board of commissioners shall insofar as is practicable designate an area of the parish or district to be served by the physician which has a shortage of physicians. The state health officer and the Louisiana State Medical Society shall assist the board in identifying, locating, and designating such areas when so requested.  C. The board of commissioners shall inform the recipient of the designated area to be served by him one hundred twenty days prior to the date on which the recipient is to commence practice in such area.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 130, §1. Acts 1988, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1108 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1108. Failure to comply; remittance; death cancellation; disability

RS 1108 - Failure to comply; remittance; death cancellation; disability  A. If the recipient fails to comply fully with any condition as provided for by or provided pursuant to this Chapter, the recipient shall remit to the board of commissioners that amount which bears the same ratio to the aggregate of the amount of the scholarship awarded as the number of months that the recipient failed to comply with this condition bears to the number of months he was obligated to comply. Said amount shall be computed together with interest at the legal rate; such interest to be computed from the date on which the recipient completed professional training, and active military service, if any. Such repayment shall be completed within six years from the date at which the scholarship began to draw interest.  B. The permanent withdrawal or dismissal of a recipient from medical school, internship, or residency shall forfeit immediately the right of the recipient to retain the scholarship; the scholarship shall begin to bear interest at that time, and repayment shall be made to the board and completed within six years.  C. Any recipient of a scholarship who fails to return to the area designated by the board upon completion of medical training shall begin repayment of the scholarship, with interest, within one year after completion of medical training. Repayments shall be made to the board completed within six years.  D. Any obligation to comply with such contract shall be cancelled upon the death of the recipient, upon receipt of a certified copy of the death certificate by the board, of upon the permanent and total disability of the recipient.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 130, §1. Acts 1988, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1109 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1109. Waiver, suspension of obligation

RS 1109 - Waiver, suspension of obligation  The board shall provide by regulation for waiver or suspension of any financial obligation where compliance would involve extreme or unusual hardship.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 130, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1110 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1110. Repayment not required

RS 1110 - Repayment not required  No payment on the principal of the scholarship, or the interest thereon shall be required while the recipient is enrolled in medical school, or engaged in internship or residency.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 130, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1111 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1111. Suit for default

RS 1111 - Suit for default  Upon default of payment of the scholarship as provided herein the board shall turn the matter over to the attorney general or any parish or district attorney acting for the board for prosecution and suit for the amount due, in the parish of the domicile of the recipient, the parish in which the medical school at which the recipient was last enrolled is located, or the parish of East Baton Rouge.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 130, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1112 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1112. Audit by legislative auditor

RS 1112 - Audit by legislative auditor  All transactions pursuant to this Chapter shall be subject to audit by the legislative auditor.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 130, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1131 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1131. Parish hospitals and hospital service districts; nursing scholarship program; establishment, administration, funding

RS 1131 - Parish hospitals and hospital service districts; nursing scholarship program; establishment, administration, funding  A. The board of commissioners of each hospital or hospital service district, hereinafter referred to as the board or the board of commissioners, is authorized to establish and administer a nursing scholarship program for the purpose of increasing the educational opportunities available to nursing students who will practice nursing in an area of the hospital district approved by the board of commissioners. Each board which establishes such a program may award nursing scholarships to residents or former residents of the hospital service district who otherwise qualify, who are admitted or engaged in the study of nursing at an accredited school of nursing located in this state, and who contract to practice nursing in the district or parish, as provided in this Chapter. Each scholarship shall be awarded for the purpose of defraying the costs of tuition and other related expenses and cost for attendance at nursing school. The board may, at any time and in its discretion, determine not to grant a scholarship under the program.  B. Any program established under the provisions of this Chapter shall be wholly funded by monies generated by the respective boards through their facilities, and upon the initiation of such a program, the program shall become a part of the annual hospital budget.  C. For the purpose of this Chapter, the term "nursing" shall mean professional nursing as practiced by an individual who has graduated from an accredited school of nursing, passed the licensing examination, and been issued a license to practice as registered nurse in this state by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.  Acts 1988, No. 54, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1132 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1132. Scholarships; amount; number

RS 1132 - Scholarships; amount; number  Each board desiring to award scholarships shall establish a policy setting out the maximum amount and number. This policy may be amended by the board as necessary. The number of scholarships granted and the amount of each scholarship granted pursuant to this Chapter shall not exceed the number and amount set forth in the policy.  Acts 1988, No. 54, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1133 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1133. Eligibility for scholarships

RS 1133 - Eligibility for scholarships  Any United States citizen and resident of the state of Louisiana, who is admitted to or is engaged in the study of nursing at an accredited school of nursing located in this state, and who intends to practice nursing in an area of the parish hospital or hospital service district where there is a shortage of nurses shall be eligible to apply to the board of commissioners of the parish hospital or hospital service district in the parish or district in which the applicant resides or once resided for a scholarship in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. Such application shall be in writing and in such form as the board may require. It shall contain the written statement of the applicant that he intends to practice nursing in the parish or district, as the case may be, if he is selected to receive the scholarship. Acts 1988, No. 54, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1134 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1134. Application consideration; evaluation

RS 1134 - Application consideration; evaluation  It shall be the duty of the board of commissioners to receive, consider, evaluate, and allow or disallow all applications for scholarships made by eligible applicants. The board of commissioners shall make careful and full investigation of the ability and qualifications of each applicant. The board of commissioners shall provide that an affirmative action program for the selection of recipients be established which shall include that no discrimination occur on the basis of race, creed, sex, age, or ethnic origin. The board of commissioners shall establish and publish rules on the selection process of the recipient which shall preclude the appearance of and the possibility of nepotism. The board of commissioners shall notify each applicant selected to receive a scholarship of his selection and shall also notify the dean of the nursing school or office of financial assistance at the school where the student is registered.  Acts 1988, No. 54, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1135 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1135. Funds disbursement for scholarships

RS 1135 - Funds disbursement for scholarships  Funds for the scholarship awarded as herein provided shall be forwarded by the board of commissioners to the dean of the school of nursing to which the recipient has been admitted or is engaged in the study of nursing, upon the warrant of the dean or chief fiscal administrator for the amount fixed in the warrant and shall be payable to the scholarship recipient designated thereon. Said warrant upon presentation shall be paid by the board of commissioners out of funds budgeted by said board for the purpose.  Acts 1988, No. 54, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1136 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1136. Contract for scholarship; contingent

RS 1136 - Contract for scholarship; contingent  Any applicant selected by the board of commissioners to receive a scholarship shall enter into a contract with the board, which shall be deemed a contract formed within the state of Louisiana, agreeing to the terms and conditions upon which the scholarship shall be granted to the applicant. The contract shall include such terms and provisions as will execute the full purpose and intent of this scholarship program, including the purpose of providing nurses who will practice nursing within an area of the hospital district. The form of the contract shall be prepared and approved by the attorney general of this state. The chairman of the board of commissioners shall sign the contract, the vice-chairman of the board shall countersign it, and the applicant shall likewise sign it. The board shall preserve and maintain the contract until such time as the terms thereof are met or satisfied. A duplicate copy shall be transmitted to the applicant.  Acts 1988, No. 54, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1137 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1137. Return to practice; area designated; notification

RS 1137 - Return to practice; area designated; notification  A. Within such time after the applicant has completed nursing school as the board of commissioners shall provide by regulation, the scholarship recipient shall return to the parish or hospital service district, as the case may be, to become a full time registered nurse on the staff of hospital service district or in an area designated by the board of commissioners prior to the return. For each one thousand dollars of scholarship monies received from the hospital district, the recipient shall be obligated to practice full time nursing for a period of six months up to a total not to exceed thirty-six months of full time work as consideration for the nursing scholarship awarded.  B. The board of commissioners shall inform the recipient of the designated area to be served by him one hundred twenty days prior to the date of which time the recipient is to commence practice in such area.  Acts 1988, No. 54, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1138 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1138. Failure to comply; remittance; cancellation for death or permanent total disability

RS 1138 - Failure to comply; remittance; cancellation for death or permanent total disability  A. If the recipient fails to comply fully with any condition as provided for by this contract, the recipient shall remit to the board of commissioners that amount which bears the same ratio to the aggregate of the amount of the scholarship awarded as the number of months that the recipient failed to comply with this condition bears to the number of months he was obligated to comply. Said amount shall be computed together with interest at the legal rate, such interest to be computed from the date on which the recipient completed professional training, and active military service, if any. Such repayment shall be completed within four years from the date at which the scholarship began to draw interest.  B. The permanent withdrawal or dismissal of a recipient from nursing school shall forfeit immediately the right of the recipient to retain the scholarship; the scholarship shall begin to bear interest at that time and repayment shall be made to the board and completed within four years.  C. Any recipient of a scholarship who fails to return to the area designated by the board upon completion of nursing training shall begin repayment of the scholarship, with interest, within six months after completion of nursing training. Repayments shall be made to the board and completed within four years.  D. Any obligation to comply with such contract shall be cancelled upon the death of the recipient, upon receipt of a certified copy of the death certificate by the board, or upon the permanent and total disability of the recipient.  Acts 1988, No. 54, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1139 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1139. Waiver; suspension of obligation

RS 1139 - Waiver; suspension of obligation  The board shall arrange for waiver or suspension of any financial obligation where compliance would involve extreme or unusual hardship. Acts 1988, No. 54, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1140 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1140. Repayment not required

RS 1140 - Repayment not required  Should full time registered nurse positions not be available within the hospital service district and the hospital be unable to offer the scholarship recipient full time employment within twelve months of completion of his training, the scholarship shall be considered paid in full. No payment on the principal of the scholarship, or the interest, shall be required while the recipient is enrolled in nursing school.  Acts 1988, No. 54, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1141 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1141. Suit for default

RS 1141 - Suit for default  Upon default of payment of the scholarship as provided herein, the board shall turn the matter over to the attorney general or any parish or district attorney acting for the board for prosecution and suit for the amount due, in the parish of the domicile of the recipient, the parish in which the nursing school at which the recipient was last enrolled is located, or the parish of East Baton Rouge.  Acts 1988, No. 54, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1142 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1142. Audit by legislative auditor

RS 1142 - Audit by legislative auditor  All transactions shall be subject to audit by the legislative auditor.  Acts 1988, No. 54, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1151 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1151. Hospitals of hospital service districts and other political subdivisions; allied health profession scholarship program; establishment, administration; funding

RS 1151 - Hospitals of hospital service districts and other political subdivisions; allied health profession scholarship program; establishment, administration; funding  A. The governing authority of each hospital owned by a hospital service district or other political subdivision of the state, hereinafter referred to as the "board" or the "board of commissioners", may establish and administer a scholarship program for the purpose of increasing the educational opportunities available to students who will work in allied health professions in areas where there is a shortage of such professionals. Each board which establishes such a program may award scholarships to residents or former residents of the area who otherwise qualify, who are admitted or enrolled in an accredited school for training in an allied health profession located in the United States, or who are engaged in internship, residency, or similar programs within the United States, and who contract to work in allied health professions in the area, as provided in this Chapter. Each scholarship shall be awarded for the purpose of defraying the costs of tuition and other related expenses and costs for attendance at school or for internship, residency, or similar program. The board may, at any time and in its discretion, determine not to grant a scholarship under the program.  B. Any program established under the provisions of this Chapter shall be wholly funded by monies generated by the respective boards through their facilities, and upon the initiation of such a program, the program shall become a part of the annual hospital budget.  C. For the purpose of this Chapter, the term " allied health profession" means any generally recognized medical profession or vocation including, but not limited to respiratory, vocational, physical and other therapies; medical, radiologic, and other technologists; pharmacists, social workers, and other similar professions and vocations.  Acts 1991, No. 318, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1152 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1152. Scholarships; amount; number

RS 1152 - Scholarships; amount; number  Each board desiring to award scholarships shall establish a policy setting forth the maximum number and amount. Such policy may be amended by the board as necessary. The number and amount of each scholarship granted pursuant to this Chapter shall not exceed the number and amount set forth in the policy. Acts 1991, No. 318, §1.