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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 577 - PSYCHIATRY INCENTIVE PROGRAM CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PSYCHIATRISTS › Section 577.330 - Loan Repayment Awards

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Under the
				program, for each year that a qualified applicant who is selected as a
				recipient practices full time in Illinois as a psychiatric physician, the
				Department shall, subject to appropriation, award a grant to that person in an
				amount equal to the amount in educational loans that the person must repay that
				year. However, the total amount in grants that a person may be awarded under
				the program shall not exceed $25,000. The Department shall require recipients
				to use the grants to pay off their educational loans.
b) Payments under this program may be made
				for the principal, interest, and related expenses of government and commercial
				loans received by the individual for tuition expenses and all other reasonable
				educational expenses incurred by the individual. (Section 15(7) of the
				Act)
c) When qualified applications
				are available to support a geographical separation into urban and rural
				groupings, an equal number of applicants will be selected from each of the
				groups.
d) When appropriations are
				insufficient to provide loan repayment to all qualified applicants, awards will
				be prorated.
e) Applications shall
				be accepted between July 1 and September 30 of each calendar year. If all funds
				are not expended, subsequent applications will be evaluated individually as
				received.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 577 - PSYCHIATRY INCENTIVE PROGRAM CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PSYCHIATRISTS › Section 577.340 - Loan Repayment Award Terms and Obligations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Each psychiatrist selected for educational
				loan repayment shall enter into a written grant agreement with the Department
				prior to receiving loan repayment funds. The agreement shall contain terms and
				conditions that ensure compliance with this Part and the laws of the State of
				Illinois and enforcement of the contract.
1)
				The grant agreement shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
A) Identifying information of the grantee,
				including name, mailing address, phone number and e-mail address;
B) A description of the grant's
				purpose;
C) Specific information on
				how payments to the grantee will be made;
D) Details on what constitutes permissible
				expenditure of grant funds;
E)
				Financial controls applicable to the grant;
F) The time frame within which the grant is
				valid, including the time frame during which grant funds can be
				expended;
G) A provision that a
				grantee receiving grant funds is required to permit the Department, the
				Illinois Auditor General or the Illinois Attorney General to inspect and audit
				any books, records, or papers related to the project. (Section 4(b)(4) of the
				Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act); and
H) A provision in which the grantee certifies
				under oath that all information in the grant agreement is true and correct to
				the best of the grantee's knowledge, information, and belief; that the funds
				shall be used only for the purposes described in the grant agreement; and that
				the award of grant funds is conditioned upon such certification. (Section
				4(b)(6) of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 577 - PSYCHIATRY INCENTIVE PROGRAM CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PSYCHIATRISTS › Section 577.350 - Penalty for Failure to Fulfill Obligation

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a) Upon execution of the grant agreement with
				the Department, the grantee shall provide full-time medical services in
				Illinois at a site approved by the Department. The term of this service shall
				be for three years.
b) If the
				grantee fails to fulfill his or her obligation to practice full-time in a
				designated shortage area for one year for each year that he or she is a
				recipient, the grantee shall repay the Department a sum that is equal to 3
				times the amount of the assistance provided for each year that the recipient
				fails to fulfill such obligation. (Section 40 of the Act)
c) A breach of the grant agreement shall
				include, but not be limited to, the following situations:
1) Failure to practice full-time at the
				location specified in the grant agreement;
2) Relocation to an area that is outside of
				the State of Illinois;
3) Material
				misstatement in furnishing information to the Department;
4) Making any misrepresentation for the
				purpose of obtaining loan repayment assistance;
5) Failure to accept medical payments as
				defined in the Act;
6) Failure to
				serve targeted populations as defined in the Act;
7) Failure to provide psychiatric care
				because of an individual's inability to pay; or
8) Failure to practice in Illinois for three
				years. (Section 40 of the Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 580 - LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR DENTISTS › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 580.110 - Incorporated and Referenced Materials

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following are referenced or incorporated in this
				  Part:
a) Illinois statutes:
1) Loan Repayment Assistance for Dentists Act
				[110 ILCS 948 ]
2) Illinois Public
				Aid Code [305 ILCS 5 ]
3) Illinois
				Dental Practice Act [225 ILCS 25 ]
4) Children's Health Insurance Program Act
				[215 ILCS 106 ]
5) Covering ALL
				KIDS Health Insurance Act [215 ILCS 170 ]
6) Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act [30 ILCS
				705 ]
7) Illinois Administrative
				Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100 ]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 580 - LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR DENTISTS › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 580.120 - Administrative Hearings

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Administrative hearings conducted concerning the provisions
				  of this Part shall be governed by the Department's Practice and Procedure in
				  Administrative Hearings.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 580 - LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR DENTISTS › Subpart B - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT APPLICATION, ELIGIBILITY AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 580.200 - Application

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The Department
				shall, each year, consider 4 applications for assistance under the program.
				(Section 20 of the Act) The Department will review all applications
				received.
b) The Department will
				prepare and make available applications to eligible applicants. The applicant
				shall indicate the location of the dental practice in a designated shortage
				area where service will be performed.
c) Applicants shall document currently
				existing educational loan indebtedness to a governmental or commercial lending
				institution incurred for educational expenses in pursuit of the applicant's
				dental or dental hygienist degree. The documentation of indebtedness shall
				include a photocopy or original copy of promissory notes or other evidence of
				indebtedness with disclosure of the lending institution or agency, loan amount,
				loan period, interest rate, and any amounts repaid prior to the date of
				submission of the application.
d)
				An applicant shall demonstrate that he or she meets all of the eligibility
				criteria in Section
				580.210.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 580 - LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR DENTISTS › Subpart B - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT APPLICATION, ELIGIBILITY AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 580.210 - Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Individuals who
				receive educational loan repayment assistance with federal funds or from loan
				funds requiring service commitments that would prevent the grantee from meeting
				the requirements of the Act and this Part are ineligible for assistance from
				this program.
b) To be eligible for
				assistance under the program, an applicant must meet all of the following
				qualifications:
1) He or she must be a
				citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States.
2) He or she must be a resident of this
				State.
3) He or she must be
				practicing full time in this State as a dentist, dental specialist, or dental
				hygienist.
4) He or she must
				currently be repaying educational loans.
5) He or she must accept dental payments as
				defined in the Act.
6) He or she
				must practice or commit to practice full time in this State in a designated
				shortage area.
7) He or she must
				allocate at least 20% of all patient appointments to patients covered by
				Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Covering ALL KIDS Health
				Insurance Act, or the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. (Section 25 of
				the Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 580 - LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR DENTISTS › Subpart B - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT APPLICATION, ELIGIBILITY AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 580.220 - Grant Awards

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) For each
				year that a qualified applicant who is selected as a grantee practices full
				time in this State in a designated shortage area as a dentist or dental
				specialist, the Department shall, subject to appropriation, award a grant to
				that person in an amount equal to the amount in educational loans that the
				person must repay that year. However, the total amount in grants that a person
				may be awarded under the program must not exceed $25,000 per year for a 4-year
				period. The Department shall require recipients to use the grants to pay off
				their educational loans. (Section 30(a) of the Act)
b) The initial grant awarded to a dentist or
				dental specialist under the Act shall be for a 2-year period. Based on the
				successful completion of the initial 2-year grant, the grantees may be awarded
				up to 2 subsequent one-year grants. Grantees are eligible to receive grant
				funds for no more than a 4-year period. Previous grant recipients shall be
				given priority for years 3 and 4 grant funding, provided that the grantee
				continues to meet the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 25 of the
				Act and Section
				580.210. Grantees
				shall practice full time in a designated shortage area for the period of each
				grant awarded. (Section 30(c) of the Act)
c) The Department shall award grants to
				otherwise eligible dental applicants by using the following criteria:
1) Dental specialist willing to practice in
				any designated shortage area.
2)
				Dentist willing to practice in a designated shortage area with the highest
				Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) score.
3) Dentist willing to practice in a
				designated shortage area with the highest HPSA score and agreeing to allocate
				the highest percentage of patient appointments to those that are covered by
				Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Covering ALL KIDS Health
				Insurance Act, or the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. (Section 30(e)
				of the Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 580 - LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR DENTISTS › Subpart B - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT APPLICATION, ELIGIBILITY AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 580.230 - Grant Terms and Obligations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Each dentist, dental specialist, or dental hygienist selected for educational
				loan repayment shall enter into a written grant agreement with the Department
				prior to receiving assistance. The agreement shall contain terms and conditions
				that ensure compliance with this Part and the laws of the State of Illinois,
				and enforcement of the agreement.
1) The
				grant agreement shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
A) Identifying information of the grantee,
				including name, mailing address, phone number and e-mail address;
B) A description of the grant's
				purpose;
C) Specific information on
				how payments to the grantee will be made;
D) Details on what constitutes permissible
				expenditure of grant funds;
E)
				Financial controls applicable to the grant; and
F) The time frame within which the grant is
				valid, including the time frame during which grant funds can be
				expended.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 580 - LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR DENTISTS › Subpart B - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT APPLICATION, ELIGIBILITY AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 580.240 - Penalty for Failure to Fulfill Obligation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) If the grant agreement is breached, loan
				repayment recipients shall repay the Department a sum equal to the amount
				received under the program, plus an annual percentage rate (APR) of 7%
				interest. (Section 35 of the Act) Repayment of the obligation shall be made as
				agreed to by the grantee and the Department in the grantee's agreement and in
				accordance with Section
				580.250.
b) A breach of grant agreement shall include,
				but not be limited to, the:
1) Failure to
				practice full timein a designated shortage area at the location specified and
				for the time period required in the grant agreement (Sections 30(c) and 35 of
				the Act);
2) Relocation to an area
				that has a lower priority ranking as a designated shortage area;
3) Material misstatement in reporting
				information to the Department, for example, misstating the percentage of low
				income patients served;
4) Making
				any material misrepresentation to the Department for the purpose of obtaining a
				grant;
5) Failure to allocate at
				least 20% of all patient appointments as required by Section 25 of the Act and
				Section
				580.210(b)(7).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 581 - LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PHYSICIANS › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 581.110 - Referenced Materials

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following materials are incorporated or referenced in
				  this Part:
a) Illinois Statutes:
1) Medical Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 60
				]
2) Loan Repayment Assistance for
				Physicians Act [110 ILCS 949 ]
3)
				Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act [30 ILCS 705 ]
4) Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5
				ILCS 100 ]
5) Department of Public
				Health Powers and Duties Law [20
				ILCS 2310/2310-200 ]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 581 - LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PHYSICIANS › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 581.120 - Administrative Hearings

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Administrative hearings conducted concerning the provisions
				  of this Part shall be governed by the Department's Practice and Procedure in
				  Administrative Hearings.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 581 - LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PHYSICIANS › Subpart B - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PHYSICIANS › Section 581.200 - Application

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a) The Department
				will prepare and make available applications to eligible applicants. The form
				of the application and the information required shall be determined by the
				Department. (Section 20 of the Act)
b) Applicants shall document currently
				existing educational loan indebtedness to a governmental or commercial lending
				institution incurred for educational expenses in pursuit of the applicant's
				medical degree. The documentation of indebtedness shall include a photocopy or
				original copy of promissory notes or other evidence of indebtedness with
				disclosure of lending institution or agency, loan amount, loan period, interest
				rate, and any amounts repaid prior to the date of submission of the
				application.
c) An applicant shall
				demonstrate that he or she meets all of the eligibility criteria in Section
				581.210.
d) Applicants shall provide their practice
				location and their medical specialty in the application.
e) The total amount of grants that a person
				may be awarded under the program shall not exceed $25,000. (Section 30 of the
				Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 581 - LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PHYSICIANS › Subpart B - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PHYSICIANS › Section 581.210 - Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) To be eligible
				for assistance under the program, an applicant must meet all of the following
				qualifications:
1) He or she must be a
				citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States.
2) He or she must be a resident of
				Illinois.
3) He or she must be
				practicing full time in Illinois as a physician.
4) He or she must currently be repaying
				educational loans; and
5) He or she
				must agree to continue full-time practice in Illinois for 3 years. (Section 25
				of the Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 581 - LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PHYSICIANS › Subpart B - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PHYSICIANS › Section 581.220 - Grant Awards

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) For each
				year that a qualified applicant who is selected as a recipient practices
				full-time in Illinois as a physician, the Department shall, subject to
				appropriation, award a grant to that person in an amount equal to the amount in
				educational loans that the person must repay that year. However, the total
				amount in grants that a person may be awarded under the program shall not
				exceed $25,000. The Department shall require recipients to use the grants to
				pay off their educational loans. (Section 30 of the Act)
b) Payments received from the Department
				shall be used to repay educational loans (including principal, interest and
				related expenses) received by the grantee from federal, State or local
				governments or from commercial lending institutions and used for tuition
				expenses while attending a registered professional physician education
				program.
c) When applications are
				available to support a geographical separation into urban and rural groupings,
				an equal number of applicants will be selected from each group.
d) When appropriations are insufficient to
				provide loan repayment to all qualified applicants, awards will be
				prorated.
e) Applications shall be
				accepted between July 1 and September 30 of each calendar year. If all funds
				are not expended, subsequent applications will be evaluated individually as
				received.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 581 - LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PHYSICIANS › Subpart B - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PHYSICIANS › Section 581.230 - Grant Terms and Obligations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Each physician selected for educational loan repayment assistance shall enter
				into a written grant agreement with the Department prior to receiving loan
				repayment funds. The agreement shall contain terms and conditions that ensure
				compliance with this Part and the laws of the State of Illinois, and
				enforcement of the agreement.
1) The grant
				agreement shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
A) Identifying information of the grantee,
				including name, mailing address, phone number and e-mail address;
B) A description of the grant's
				purpose;
C) Specific information on
				how payments to the grantee will be made;
D) Details on what constitutes permissible
				expenditure of grant funds;
E)
				Financial controls applicable to the grant; and
F) The time frame within which the grant is
				valid, including the time frame during which grant funds can be
				expended.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 581 - LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PHYSICIANS › Subpart B - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PHYSICIANS › Section 581.240 - Penalty for Failure to Fulfill Obligation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Upon execution of the grant agreement with
				the Department, the grantee shall provide full-time medical services in
				Illinois. The term of this service shall be for three years.
b) If the grant agreement is breached, the
				grantee shall repay the Department a sum equal to 3 times the amount of funds
				received under the program. (Section 35 of the Act)
c) A breach of the grant agreement shall
				include, but not be limited to, the following:
1) Failure to practice full-time at the
				location specified in the grant
agreement;
2) Relocation to an area outside
				Illinois;
3) Material misstatement
				in furnishing information to the Department;
4) Making any misrepresentation for the
				purpose of obtaining a loan repayment assistance grant;
5) Failure to practice full-time in Illinois
				for three years (Section 25 of the Act); or
6) A determination made by the Department
				that the grantee has two or more concurrent loan repayment obligations from the
				federal, State or local government or other entity.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 582 - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 582.20 - Incorporated and Referenced Materials

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				The following materials are referenced in this Part:
1) Illinois Statutes:
A) Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act
				[30 ILCS
				705 ]
B)
				Medical Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 60 ]
C) Freedom of Information Act [5 ILCS
				140 ]
D)
				Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 95
				]
E) Illinois Dental Practice Act
				[225 ILCS
				25 ]
F)
				Nurse Practice Act [225 ILCS 65 ]
G) State Comptroller Act [15 ILCS
				405 ]
H)
				Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce Act [110 ILCS 935
				]
I) Illinois Administrative Review
				Law [735
				ILCS 5/Art. III ]
J) General Not For Profit Corporation Act of
				1986 [805
				ILCS 105 ]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 582 - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 582.30 - Administrative Hearings

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Administrative hearings conducted by the Department
				  concerning the provisions of this Part shall be governed by the Department's
				  Practice and Procedure in Administrative Hearings.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 582 - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM CODE › Subpart B - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 582.100 - Eligibility Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A medical facility or a health care professional may apply to
				  the Department for loan repayment assistance.
a) If the medical facility is the applicant,
				the medical facility shall forward the loan repayment funds to the health care
				professional employed by the medical facility to pay educational
				debt.
b) To be eligible for this
				program, the medical facility shall:
1) Be
				located in an HPSA in Illinois;
2)
				Be a not-for-profit corporation or public facility;
3) Participate as a provider in the Medicare,
				Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs, as appropriate;
4) See and treat all patients regardless of
				the patient's ability to pay for services; and
5) Provide discounts for individuals with
				limited incomes.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 582 - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM CODE › Subpart B - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 582.105 - Use of Funds

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Loan
				repayment funds shall be used:
1) To repay
				qualifying educational loans of health care professionals who agree to serve in
				HPSAs for a specified period of time;
2) For educational loans that were obtained
				prior to the date the recipient submits an application for loan repayment
				assistance;
3) To retire qualifying
				educational loans if the loans are the result of consolidated or refinanced
				debt. To qualify, the consolidated or refinanced loans shall:
A) Be from a government (federal, State or
				local) or commercial lender; and
B)
				Include only qualifying educational loans of the health care
				professional.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 582 - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM CODE › Subpart B - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 582.110 - Application Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
Any person or organization, public or private, desiring to
				receive
loan repayment
funds, must submit
an
application to the
Department.
Applications
				for
loan
funds shall be made on prescribed forms developed by
				the
Department. (Section 4(a) of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery
				Act) Applications can be submitted at:
https://idph.illinois.gov/nespmis/SLRPInformation/Show-SLRPInformation.aspx
.
b) The following are eligible to apply for
				loan repayment assistance:
1) A health care
				professional or one who can be expected to be licensed in Illinois and who
				intends to practice in a medical facility in an HPSA in Illinois; or
2) A medical facility that is located in an
				HPSA in Illinois. If loan repayment funds are awarded to the medical facility,
				it shall forward those funds to the health care professional employed at the
				medical facility to pay educational debt.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 582 - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM CODE › Subpart B - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 582.115 - Application Review Process

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The
				Department will perform a technical review to ensure that all required
				materials are submitted and comply with submission requirements. During the
				review, the Department may contact the applicant for additional
				information.
b) In determining
				which applications will be accepted, the Department will apply the following
				criteria (if the applicant is a medical facility, it shall provide this
				information on behalf of the health care professional):
1) Applicant Criteria
A) A current recipient of loan repayment
				assistance will receive priority for a new award if the recipient continues to
				meet all of the applicable criteria in Sections
				582.100,
				582.110,
				582.125,
				582.145 and
				582.150;
B) The extent to which an individual's
				training is in a health profession or specialty determined by the Department to
				be needed in Illinois;
C) The
				individual's commitment to serve in a medical facility in an HPSA in
				Illinois;
D) The availability of
				the individual for service, with highest consideration given to individuals who
				will be available for service at the earliest date; and
E) The length of the individual's proposed
				service obligation, with greatest consideration given to persons who agree to
				serve for longer periods of time.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 582 - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM CODE › Subpart B - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 582.120 - Loan Repayment Agreement

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The loan
				repayment award to a recipient will not be final until the recipient and the
				Department have executed a loan repayment agreement setting forth the terms and
				conditions of the agreement, using the form prescribed by the Department. The
				Department will retract the loan repayment award if a consensus cannot be
				reached on the terms of the agreement.
b) Pursuant to the Illinois Grant Funds
				Recovery Act, the agreement shall, at a minimum:
1)
Describe the purpose of
				the
award
and be signed by the
Department and the
				recipient;
2)
Specify how
				payments shall be made, what constitutes permissible expenditure of
award
funds, and the financial controls applicable to the
award
, including, for those
awards
in excess of
				$25,000, the filing of quarterly reports describing the
recipient's
progress
in
the program, project, or use and the
				expenditure of the
award
funds related
to the
				program, project or use
;
3)
Specify the period of time for
				which the
award
is valid and the period of time during
				which
award
funds may be expended by the
recipient
;
4)
Contain a provision that any
recipients
receiving
award
funds are required to permit
				the
Department,
the Auditor General or the Attorney General to
				inspect and audit any books, records or papers related to the program, project,
				or use for which
award
funds are provided;
5)
Contain a provision in which
				the
recipient
certifies under oath that all information in
				the
loan repayment
agreement is true and correct to the best
				of the
recipient's
knowledge, information and belief; that all
				funds shall be used only for the purposes described in the
loan
				repayment
agreement; and that the award of
loan repayment
funds is conditioned upon
the
certification.
(Section 4(b) of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 582 - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM CODE › Subpart B - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 582.125 - Service Obligation Fulfillment

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In exchange for loan repayment assistance, health care
				  professionals shall fulfill a service obligation at a medical facility in an
				  HPSA in Illinois.
a) Full-time Service
				Obligation Option
Health care professionals shall provide two years of
				  full-time service. The 40 hours per week requirement can be compressed into no
				  fewer than four days per week, with no more than 12 hours of work performed in
				  a 24-hour period. Health care professionals will not receive service credit for
				  hours worked over the required 40 hours per week, and excess hours cannot be
				  applied to any other work week. Time spent on call will not count toward the
				  service requirement. Service obligation is fulfilled through the
				  following:
1) For all health care
				professionals except those noted in subsection (a)(2):
A) At least 32 hours per week shall be spent
				providing direct patient care during normal scheduled office hours.
B) The remaining eight hours shall be spent
				providing clinical services for patients, teaching, providing clinical services
				in alternative settings (e.g., hospitals, nursing homes, shelters), or
				performing administrative duties.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 582 - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM CODE › Subpart B - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 582.130 - Service Obligation Deferment

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A deferment temporarily relieves the health care professional
				  of the service commitment but shall not permanently alleviate the health care
				  professional's service obligation.
a)
				Deferment requests shall be submitted in writing to the Department. The request
				shall detail the reasons for and duration of the deferment. Deferment requests
				shall be accompanied and supported by documentation as described in this
				subsection (a).
1) A deferment may be granted
				for up to one year, if the health care professional provides independent
				medical documentation of a physical or mental health disability that results in
				the health care professional's temporary inability to fulfill his/her service
				obligation. Independent medical documentation shall include a letter from a
				licensed health care professional fully explaining and attesting to the health
				care professional's temporary inability to fulfill the service
				obligation.
2) A deferment may be
				granted for up to 12 weeks for maternity, paternity or adoption leave. If the
				health care professional's leave will exceed 12 weeks, a deferment may be
				granted based on documented medical need.
3) Health care professionals who are military
				reservists and are called to active duty will be granted a deferment beginning
				on the activation date in the active duty order. The health care professional
				shall submit a copy of the order to active duty with the written request for
				deferment. The period of active military duty will not be credited toward the
				health care professional's service obligation.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 582 - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM CODE › Subpart B - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 582.135 - Service Obligation Waiver

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Waiver of the service obligation requirement permanently
				  relieves the health care professional of all or part of the service obligation.
				  Waiver requests shall be submitted in writing to the Department. The request
				  shall detail the reasons for the waiver request and shall be accompanied and
				  supported by documentation as described in this Section.
a) Reasons for a waiver request must be based
				upon the health care professional's:
1) Total
				and permanent disability;
2)
				Incompetency; or
3)
				Death.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 582 - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM CODE › Subpart B - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 582.140 - Medical Facility Transfer

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A health care professional may transfer from the medical
				  facility stipulated in the agreement to a new medical facility, provided that
				  the requirements in this Section are met.
a) The health care professional shall request
				a transfer in writing to the Department. The request must be approved before
				the health care professional transfers to the new site. The request shall be
				submitted to the Department at least 30 calendar days prior to the anticipated
				transfer.
b) If a health care
				professional transfers from the medical facility stipulated in the agreement to
				a new medical facility prior to Department approval, the health care
				professional will not receive credit toward their service obligation for the
				time period between the transfer and the subsequent approval. The health care
				professional's service obligation will be tolled to accommodate this time
				period.
c) The new medical facility
				shall be in an HPSA in Illinois.
d)
				If the transfer request is denied, the health care professional shall continue
				to work at the original medical facility.
e) If the transfer request is denied and the
				health care professional refuses assignment to his/her current medical facility
				or to another approved medical facility, the health care professional shall be
				in breach.
f) A health care
				professional who resigns from his/her current medical facility without prior
				approval from the Department or is terminated by the medical facility for cause
				shall not receive a transfer to another medical facility and shall be in
				breach.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 582 - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM CODE › Subpart B - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 582.145 - Reporting Requirements

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Failure of the health care professional to comply with the
				  requirements of this Section shall result in the Department's withholding or
				  suspending loan repayment funds and recovery of previously disbursed loan
				  repayment funds (see Section
				  4.1 of the Illinois Grant
				  Funds Recovery Act).
a) The health
				care professional shall submit a written progress report (at a minimum) to the
				Department every three months for the duration of the agreement.
b) For the progress report, the health care
				professional shall document that:
1) Funds
				were used to pay off educational debt (documentation shall consist of copies of
				payments made to the lending institution where the qualifying educational loans
				were obtained or copies of account statements that document payments made
				during the reporting period); and
2) The health care professional is still
				working (full-time or half-time as applicable) at the medical facility, by
				reporting the hours worked at the medical facility.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 582 - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM CODE › Subpart B - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 582.150 - Loan Repayment Award Monitoring

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a)
				Agreements will be monitored throughout the agreement period. Components in the
				monitoring process include, but are not limited to, the agreement; the health
				care professional's financial reports; the health care professional's or
				medical facility's progress reports; correspondence, e-mails and telephone
				calls concerning the agreement; and site visits.
b) The health care professional and medical
				facility shall cooperate with the Department's efforts to monitor and verify
				compliance with the agreement, including providing supporting documentation.
				The health care professional and medical facility shall retain all records
				relating to the agreement until after all final reports have been submitted to
				the Department and have been reviewed.
c) Health care professionals and medical
				facilities shall maintain the processes necessary to monitor their compliance,
				take appropriate action to meet the stated objectives, and notify the
				Department of any breaches of the agreement or of problems or
				concerns.
d) Health care
				professionals and medical facilities shall be subject to on-site visits by the
				Department during normal business hours. Health care professionals and medical
				facilities shall provide, upon request, copies of all documents concerning the
				expenditure of loan repayment funds.
e) The Department will relay any questions
				and concerns regarding management of loan repayment funds to the health care
				professional or medical facility in writing. The health care professional or
				medical facility will be requested to respond in writing addressing the
				concerns. If the Department's concerns are not satisfied, a financial review or
				audit will be conducted.
f) If the
				Department finds evidence of financial mismanagement, depending on the severity
				of the situation, the amount of money involved, and the recipient's ability to
				clarify the situation, the Department may hold the processing of vouchers until
				the issue is resolved, or terminate the agreement and take any appropriate or
				necessary action to recover loan repayment funds.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 582 - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM CODE › Subpart B - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 582.155 - Cooperation with Investigations and Audits

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Recipients shall cooperate with all investigations and audits
				  of the use of loan repayment funds. Recipients shall provide the Department
				  with unrestricted access to the recipient's records, files and activities
				  during normal business hours. A failure to cooperate shall create a presumption
				  that loan repayment funds have not been spent in accordance with the agreement
				  and the grounds for immediate suspension or termination of any agreement and
				  the recovery of loan repayment funds.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 582 - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM CODE › Subpart B - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 582.160 - Penalty for Failure to Fulfill Service Obligation

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a) If the health care professional fails to
				fulfill his/her obligation to provide service at the medical facility in an
				HPSA in Illinois for the duration specified in the agreement, the health care
				professional shall be in breach of the loan repayment agreement.
b) Breach shall include, but not be limited
				to, the following:
1) Failure to practice at
				the location specified in the agreement;
2) Resignation from the health care
				professional's current site without prior approval from the Department (see
				Section 582.140(f));
3) The health care professional's termination
				by the medical facility for cause;
4) Any material misstatement in furnishing
				information to the Department;
5)
				Any misrepresentation for the purpose of obtaining loan repayment
				assistance;
6) Failure to provide
				care because of an individual's inability to pay;
7) Failure to retire educational loan
				balances by the amount of educational loan repayment assistance received during
				the agreement term; or
8) Failure
				to maintain an unencumbered license.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 582 - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM CODE › Subpart B - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 582.165 - Suspension or Termination of Loan Repayment Funding

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a) Availability of Appropriation or
				Sufficiency of Funds
1) The agreement is
				contingent upon and subject to the availability of funds. The Department may
				terminate or suspend the agreement, in whole or in part, without penalty or
				further payment being required, if:
A) The
				Illinois General Assembly or the federal funding source fails to make an
				appropriation sufficient to pay the obligation, or if funds needed are
				insufficient for any reason;
B) The
				Governor decreases the Department's funding by reserving some or all of the
				Department's appropriation or appropriations pursuant to power delegated to the
				Governor by the Illinois General Assembly; or
C) The Department or the Governor determines
				that a reduction is necessary or advisable based upon actual or projected
				budgetary considerations.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 590.30 - Referenced Materials

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The following materials are referenced in this Part:
a) Illinois Statutes
1) Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce
				Act [110
				ILCS 935 ]
2) Medical Practice Act of 1987
				[225 ILCS
				60 ]
3)
				Hospital Licensing Act [210 ILCS 85 ]
4) Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
				[5 ILCS
				100 ]
5)
				Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law [20 ILCS
				2310/2310-200 ]
6) Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act
				[30 ILCS
				705 ]
7)
				Illinois Human Rights Act [775 ILCS 5 ]
8) Business Enterprise for Minorities,
				Females and Persons with Disabilities Act [30 ILCS 575
				]
9) State Finance Act
				[30 ILCS
				105 ]
10)
				State Comptroller Act [15 ILCS 405 ]
11) General Not For Profit Corporation Act of
				1986 [805
				ILCS 105 ]
12) Administrative Review Law [735 ILCS 5/Art.
				III ]
13)
				Nurse Practice Act [225 ILCS 65 ]
14) Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987
				[225 ILCS
				95 ]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 590.40 - Administrative Hearings

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Administrative hearings conducted by the Department
				  concerning the provisions of this Part shall be governed by the Department's
				  Practice and Procedure in Administrative Hearings.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 590.60 - Advisory Committee for Residency Programs

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The Advisory Committee for Residency Programs shall
				  consult with the Director
or his or her designee
in the
				  administration of the Act
. (Section 5 of the Act) The Department shall
consult with the Advisory Committee in the determination of
HPSAs,
eligibility criteria for the allocation of
funds
				  under Section 4.01 of the Act
and the awarding of scholarships
				  under Sections 4.03 and 4.04 of the Act
. (Section 4.09 of the
				  Act)
a) The Committee shall consist of
				nine members with the following composition:
1) Four members shall be
eligible
				health care providers
licensed in Illinois;
2) One member
shall be a dean or
				associate dean or deputy dean of
an accredited
medical school
				in
Illinois; and
3) Four
				members shall represent
the general public
. (Section 5 of the
				Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart B - GRANTS TO FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS › Section 590.100 - Eligibility for Grants

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The following are eligible to apply for grants through this
				  Part:
a) Any accredited residency
				program located in Illinois; or
b)
				Any accredited school of medicine or accredited school of osteopathy located in
				Illinois.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart B - GRANTS TO FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS › Section 590.110 - Limitations on Use of Grant Funds

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Grant funds awarded by the Department may only be used to
				  support project expenses and operations.
a) Grant funds may be used by the applicant
				to support project expenses, whether incurred at the residency's or school's
				central site or at an affiliated satellite.
b) Grant funds may be used to support project
				operations, including those in the following budget categories:
1) Personal services expenses of staff
				directly involved in the project;
2) Equipment and supplies necessary for the
				operation of the project;
3) Staff,
				resident, and student travel directly related to the project;
4) Contractual services and rent necessary
				for the operation of the project; and
5) Other expenses critical to the operation
				of the project, as pre-approved by the Department in writing.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart B - GRANTS TO FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS › Section 590.120 - Project Requirements

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a) The
				Department will post a notice of grant opportunity on its web site. This notice
				shall consist of at least the following elements and will be made available at
http://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/life-stages-populations/rural-underserved-populations/medical-student-scholarship-program
:
1) Identification of the grant opportunity,
				including a brief description of the program and the date that grant
				applications can be submitted to the Department;
2) Identification, including mailing address
				and telephone number, of the Department's unit or section that is responsible
				for the grant program; and
3)
				Information regarding where a copy of the application may be viewed by the
				public and how copies of the application may be obtained.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart B - GRANTS TO FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS › Section 590.135 - Application Processing

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a) Upon
				receipt of a grant application, the Department will determine whether the
				applicant is eligible to apply under the requirements of the Act. If the
				applicant is ineligible to apply, the Department will contact the applicant in
				writing with the determination.
b)
				If the applicant is eligible to apply, the Department will determine whether
				the application is complete. A review will determine if all applicable criteria
				have been addressed and if all required materials and documentation have been
				submitted. An incomplete application will be rejected.
c) If the application is complete, the
				Department will proceed with the evaluation of the selection criteria
				referenced in Section
				590.140.