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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-3 - DENTAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE PREMIUM GRANT PROGRAM › Rule 195-3-.07 - Monitoring Compliance

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Board shall monitor compliance
			 primarily through information submitted by the recipient in an annual report,
			 which shall include information about the recipient and about the recipient's
			 practice as it relates to the service obligations of the contract.
(2) The Board may also monitor compliance
			 through on-site visits by Board staff or contracted compliance officers to the
			 recipient's practice during the contract period. Such on-site visits may be
			 unannounced.
(3) The Board, at its
			 discretion, may monitor compliance through other appropriate means.
O.C.G.A. §
										31-34-20.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-3 - DENTAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE PREMIUM GRANT PROGRAM › Rule 195-3-.08 - Allocation of Funds

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Funds for all awards granted through the
			 Dental Malpractice program shall be allocated from funding appropriated to the
			 Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce by the Georgia General Assembly for that
			 purpose.
O.C.G.A. §
										31-34-20.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-3 - DENTAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE PREMIUM GRANT PROGRAM › Rule 195-3-.09 - Accounting Procedures and Reporting Requirements

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Georgia Department of Community
			 Health shall maintain appropriate records in accordance with the provisions of
			 the Georgia Administrative Attachment Statute, O.C.G.A. §
								50-4-3.
O.C.G.A. §
										31-34-20.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-4 - FAMILY PRACTICE CAPITATION › Rule 195-4-.01 - General Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) "Family Medicine Residency Program" is a
			 three year training program after graduation from medical school designed to
			 provide the ambulatory and hospital experience required to train a family
			 physician as delineated by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
			 Education, Essentials for Residency Programs in Family Medicine.
(2) "Accreditation Council for Graduate
			 Medical Education" is the body established to accredit residency
			 programs.
(3) "Essentials of
			 Accredited Residencies in Graduate Medical Education" a document published by
			 the American Medical Association in its annual Graduate Medical Education
			 Directory which details the institutional and program requirements for each of
			 the medical specialties and subspecialties.
(4) "Qualified Hospital" means a hospital, or
			 associated hospitals, which meet(s) the Residency Review Committee of the
			 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requirements for a
			 critical mass and mix of hospital patients, medical staff facilities, and
			 financial support adequate to sustain a quality program of family practice
			 resident training.
(5) "Underserved
			 Areas" are those geographic areas of the state in which the Board determines
			 that there is a shortage of family physicians.
(6) "Developing Program" means a proposed
			 Family Medicine Residency Training Program at a qualified hospital which meets
			 the accreditation requirements of the Accreditation Council for Graduate
			 Medical Education.
(7) "Resident"
			 means an individual at any level of training in an ACGME-accredited Graduate
			 Medical Education Program, including subspecialty programs.
(8) "Capitation" means Board funding of
			 designated Family Practice Residency Training Programs based upon a fixed
			 dollar amount per resident times the number of residents in training, with the
			 fixed dollar amount being set by the total state appropriation available for
			 this purpose.
(9) "Board Programs"
			 means those medical education activities supported by the Board and/or funded
			 by the General Assembly to address Georgia's physician workforce
			 needs.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				49-10.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-4 - FAMILY PRACTICE CAPITATION › Rule 195-4-.03 - Family Medicine Residency Capitation Funding

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) For the annual provision of capitation
			 funds to established Family Medicine Residency Programs, the Board requires the
			 following conditions to be met:
(a)
			 Specification of the total number of residents to be trained during a
			 year;
(b) Maintenance of approval
			 of the Program by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
			 Education;
(c) Compliance with all
			 Board guidelines, rules and regulations;
(d) Submission of all reports including, but
			 not limited to, a graduate practice location report, and such other documents
			 as may be reasonably required by the Board and/or outlined in the Georgia Board
			 of Health Care Workforce Report Guidelines;
1.
			 Practice Location of Graduates. The teaching hospital and/or Family Medicine
			 Residency Program shall annually submit a report to the Board indicating the
			 practice location of each graduate to assist the Board in evaluating the
			 effectiveness of the Program in meeting the need for physicians in Georgia.
(i) Graduate practice location reports shall
			 be due no later than September 1st of each year and
			 include the practice location (city/state), additional training being pursued
			 (e.g., fellowship), military service obligation, other state or federal service
			 obligation (e.g., Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, National Health
			 Services Corp.), or other activity of those residents completing their medical
			 education and training at the teaching hospital or Family Medicine Residency
			 Program.
(ii) Teaching
			 hospitals/Family Medicine Residency Programs shall be expected to monitor,
			 update, and report to the Board, any changes in the practice status of
			 graduates for a period of five years post-graduation.
(e) Development and maintenance of
			 procedures to encourage residents to establish practices in areas of Georgia
			 where unmet need exists for family physicians; and collaboration to maximize
			 state resources, where appropriate, to carry out said activities.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-4 - FAMILY PRACTICE CAPITATION › Rule 195-4-.04 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1998, S.B. 533;
				O.C.G.A. Sec.
				49-10.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-5 - REPEALED (195-5-.01 to 195-5-.02) › Rule 195-5-.01 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				49-10,
				49-10-1
et
				seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-5 - REPEALED (195-5-.01 to 195-5-.02) › Rule 195-5-.02 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				49-10,
				49-10-1
et
				seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-6 - MEDICAL SCHOOL OPERATING GRANTS › Rule 195-6-.01 - General Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) "Medical School" is a four year program
			 leading to the M.D. or D.O. degree which will prepare its graduates to enter
			 and complete graduate medical education, to qualify for licensure, to provide
			 competent medical care, and to have the educational background necessary for
			 continued learning.
(2) "Liaison
			 Committee on Medical Education" is the body established to accredit programs in
			 medical education leading to the M.D. degree in the United States and
			 territories and, in cooperation with the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian
			 Medical Schools (CACMS), in Canada.
(3) "Accredited" means a medical school has
			 met the national standards set forth by the Liaison Committee on Medical
			 Education.
(4) "Student" is an
			 individual enrolled in a program of medical education leading to the M.D.
			 degree.
(5) "Primary Care and Core
			 Specialty Disciplines" are family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics,
			 obstetrics/gynecology, emergency medicine, psychiatr
y
and
			 general surgery.
(6) "Medically
			 Underserved" are those geographic areas of the state in which the Board
			 determines that there will be a shortage of physicians.
(7) "Primary Care and Core Specialty
			 Graduates" is the sum of all graduates from the medical school initially
			 enrolled in primary care or core specialty residency programs during the five
			 year period specified in the Agreement each year.
(8) "Primary Care and Core Specialty
			 Residency Programs" are ACGME accredited graduate medical education programs in
			 Family Medicine, Internal Medicine (Categorical), Obstetrics/Gynecology,
			 General Surgery, Psychiatry, Pediatrics (Categorical), Emergency Medicine,
			 Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, or an ACGME recognized graduate medical education
			 program in Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine, or Internal Medicine/Family
			 Medicine.
(9) "Initially enrolled"
			 is the first graduate medical education program the physician is enrolled in
			 following the award of the Doctor of Medicine degree.
(10) "Total Graduates" is the sum of all
			 graduates receiving the Doctor of Medicine Degree from the medicine school
			 during the five year period specified in the Agreement each year. Graduates who
			 did not enter a graduate medical education program after receiving their
			 medical degree shall be subtracted from the Total Graduates.
(11) "Primary Care and Core Specialty
			 Enrollment Rate" the quotient of primary care and core specialty graduates
			 divided by the total graduates.
O.C.G.A. §
										49-10.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-6 - MEDICAL SCHOOL OPERATING GRANTS › Rule 195-6-.02 - Medical School Operating Grants

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) For the annual provision of medical
			 school operating grants to certain designated medical schools, the Board
			 requires the following conditions be met:
(a)
			 Maintenance of accreditation of School by the Liaison Committee on Medical
			 Education;
(b) Compliance with all
			 Board guidelines, rules and regulations;
(c) Submission of all reports, budgets, and
			 such other documentation as may be reasonably required by the Board and/or
			 outlined in the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce Report Guidelines:
1. Annual Financial Questionnaire. The School
			 shall provide a copy of the most recent submission of the Association of
			 American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Annual Financial Questionnaire by January
			 10th of each fiscal year.
(d) Development and maintenance of procedures
			 to encourage students to enter primary care specialties and to establish
			 practice in areas of Georgia where unmet need exists for primary care
			 physicians; and collaborate to maximize state resources, where appropriate, to
			 carry out said activities.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-7 - PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY CAPITATION › Rule 195-7-.01 - General Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
			 "Pediatric Residency Program" is a three year training program after graduation
			 from medical school designed to provide the ambulatory and hospital experience
			 required to train a pediatrician as delineated by the Accreditation Council for
			 Graduate Medical Education, Essentials for Residency Programs in Pediatrics.
(2) "Accreditation Council for
			 Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)" is the body established to accredit
			 residency programs.
(3)
			 "Institutional, Program and Fellowship Requirements" of the ACGME details the
			 institutional and program requirements for each of the medical specialties and
			 subspecialties.
(4) "Qualified
			 Hospital" means a hospital, or associated hospitals, which meet(s) the
			 Residency Review Committee of the ACGME requirements for a critical mass and
			 mix of hospital patients, medical staff, facilities, and financial support
			 adequate to sustain a quality program of pediatric resident training.
(5) "Underserved Areas" are those
			 geographic areas of the state in which the Board determines there is a shortage
			 of pediatricians.
(6) "Developing
			 Program" means a proposed Pediatric Residency Training Program at a qualified
			 hospital which meets the accreditation requirements of the Accreditation
			 Council for Graduate Medical Education.
(7) "Resident" means an individual at any
			 level in an ACGME-accredited Graduate Medical Education Program, including
			 subspecialty programs.
(8)
			 "Capitation" means Board funding of designated Pediatric Residency Training
			 Programs based upon a fixed dollar amount per resident times the number of
			 residents in training, with the fixed dollar amount being set by the total
			 state appropriation available for this purpose.
(9) "Board Programs" means those medical
			 education activities supported by the Board and/or funded by the General
			 Assembly to address Georgia's physician workforce needs.
O.C.G.A. §
										49-10.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-7 - PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY CAPITATION › Rule 195-7-.03 - Pediatric Residency Capitation Funding

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) For the annual provision of capitation
			 funds to established Pediatric Residency Programs, the Board requires the
			 following conditions be met:
(a)
			 Specification of the total number of residents to be trained during an academic
			 year;
(b) Maintenance of approval
			 of the Program by the ACGME;
(c)
			 Compliance with all Board guidelines, rules, and regulations;
(d) Submission of all and reports including,
			 but not limited to, a graduate practice location, and such other documents as
			 may be reasonably required by the Board and/or outlined in the Georgia Board of
			 Health Care Workforce Report Guidelines;
1.
			 Practice Location of Graduates. The teaching hospital and/or Pediatric
			 Residency Program shall annually submit a report to the Board indicating the
			 practice location of each graduate to assist the Board in evaluating the
			 effectiveness of the Program in meeting the need for physicians in Georgia.
(i) Graduate practice location reports shall
			 be due no later than September 1st of each year and
			 include the practice location (city/state), additional training being pursued
			 (e.g., fellowship), military service obligation, other state or federal service
			 obligation (e.g., "Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce", National Health
			 Services Corp., etc.), or other activity of those residents completing their
			 medical education and training at the teaching hospital or Pediatric Residency
			 Program.
(ii) Teaching
			 hospitals/Pediatric Residency Programs shall be expected to monitor, update,
			 and report to the Board, any changes in the practice status of graduates for a
			 period of five years post-graduation.
(e) Development and maintenance of procedures
			 to encourage residents to establish practices in areas of Georgia where unmet
			 need exists for pediatricians; and collaboration to maximize state resources,
			 where appropriate, to carry out said activities.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-8 - REPEALED (195-8-.01 to 195-8-.02) › Rule 195-8-.01 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				49-10,
				49-10-1
et
				seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-8 - REPEALED (195-8-.01 to 195-8-.02) › Rule 195-8-.02 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				49-10,
				49-10-1
et
				seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-9 - MEDICAL STUDENT CAPITATION PROGRAM › Rule 195-9-.02 - Medical Student Capitation Program

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) For
			 the annual provision of medical student capitation to certain designated
			 medical schools, the Board requires the following conditions be met:
(a) Maintenance of accreditation of School by
			 the Liaison Committee on Medical Education;
(b) Compliance with all Board guidelines,
			 rules and regulations;
(c)
			 Submission of all reports, budgets, and such other documentation as may be
			 reasonably required by the Board and/or outlined in the GBPW's Report
			 Guidelines:
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-10 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE RESIDENCY CAPITATION › Rule 195-10-.01 - General Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) "Preventive Medicine Residency Program"
			 is a one or two-year training program after graduation from medical school
			 designed to provide the experience required to train a preventive medicine
			 physician as delineated by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
			 Education, Essentials for Residency Programs in Preventive Medicine.
(2) "Accreditation Council for Graduate
			 Medical Education (ACGME)" is the body established to accredit residency
			 programs.
(3) "Institutional,
			 Program and Fellowship Requirements" of the ACGME details the institutional and
			 program requirements for each of the medical specialties and
			 subspecialties.
(4) "Qualified
			 Hospital" means a hospital, or associated hospitals, which meet(s) the
			 Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
			 Education requirements for a critical mass and mix of hospital patients,
			 medical staff, facilities, and financial support adequate to sustain a quality
			 program of preventive medicine resident training.
(5) "Underserved Areas" are those geographic
			 areas of the state in which the Board determines there is a shortage of
			 preventive medicine physicians.
(6)
			 "Resident" means an individual at any level in an ACGME-accredited Graduate
			 Medical Education Program, including subspecialty programs.
(7) "Capitation" means Board funding of
			 designated Preventive Medicine Residency Training Programs based upon a fixed
			 dollar amount per resident times the number of residents in training, with the
			 fixed dollar amount being set by the total state appropriation available for
			 this purpose.
(8) "Board Programs"
			 means those medical education activities supported by the Board and/or funded
			 by the General Assembly to address Georgia's physician workforce
			 needs.
O.C.G.A. §
										49-10.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-10 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE RESIDENCY CAPITATION › Rule 195-10-.02 - Preventive Medicine Residency Capitation Funding

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) For the annual provision of capitation
			 funds to designated Preventive Medicine Residency Programs, the Board requires
			 the following conditions be met:
(a)
			 Notification of the total number of residents to be trained during an academic
			 year;
(b) Maintenance of approval
			 of the Program by the ACGME;
(c)
			 Compliance with all Board guidelines, rules, and regulations;
(d) Submission of all reports including, but
			 not limited to, a graduate practice location report, and such other documents
			 as may be reasonably required by the Board and/or outlined in the Georgia Board
			 of Health Care Workforce Report Guidelines;
1.
			 Practice Location of Graduates. The medical school and/or Preventive Medicine
			 Residency Program shall annually submit a report to the Board indicating the
			 practice location of each graduate to assist the Board in evaluating the
			 effectiveness of the Program in meeting the need for physicians in Georgia.
(i) Graduate practice location reports shall
			 be due no later than September 1st of each year and
			 include the practice location (city/state), additional training being pursued
			 (e.g., fellowship), military service obligation, other state or federal service
			 obligation (e.g., National Health Services Corp., etc.), or other activity of
			 those residents completing their medical education and training at the medical
			 school or Preventive Medicine Residency Program.
(ii) Medical Schools/Preventive Medicine
			 Residency Programs shall be expected to monitor, update, and report to the
			 Board, any changes in the practice status of graduates for a period of
			 five-years post-graduation.
(e) Development and maintenance of procedures
			 to encourage residents to establish practices in areas of Georgia where unmet
			 need exists for preventive medicine physicians; and collaboration to maximize
			 state resources, where appropriate, to carry out said activities.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-11 - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Rule 195-11-.02 - Eligibility Criteria for Initial Scholarship Awards

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Scholarships recipients must be bonafide
			 citizens of the United States and legal residents of Georgia at the time of the
			 initial scholarship award.
(2)
			 Applicants must have received a letter of acceptance to an accredited medical
			 school in the United States, offering an education program leading to the
			 Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree.
(3) Applicants must demonstrate a strong
			 commitment to specialize in a field of medicine appropriate to meeting the
			 needs of rural communities in Georgia. Such specialties are determined at the
			 sole discretion of the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, and as of July 1,
			 2014 for new scholarship recipients, include family medicine, general internal
			 medicine, and general pediatrics. State General Appropriations will be used to
			 fund scholarships for these specialties only.
(4) Applicants must demonstrate a strong
			 commitment to practice medicine on a full-time basis, at least 40 hours per
			 week, in a practice location approved by the Georgia Board for Physician
			 Workforce. Practice locations approved by the Board for the primary care
			 specialties of family medicine, general internal medicine, and general
			 pediatrics include rural counties in Georgia of 50,000 population or less
			 according to the United States decennial census of 2010 or any future census,
			 or in an area of this state which is rural and underserved by primary care
			 physicians as determined by the Board, or in designated state facilities
			 operated under the jurisdiction of the Georgia Department of Public Health,
			 Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health
			 and Developmental Disabilities, or the Georgia Department of Corrections. For
			 scholarship recipients receiving initial awards prior to July 1, 2014 and have
			 not yet begun their service obligation, practice locations for
			 Obstetrics/Gynecology and other critical need specialties include regional
			 areas composed of counties located in rural Georgia where an unmet need for
			 physicians exists as determined by the Board and approved by the commissioners
			 of Community Health and Public Health.
a.
			 Financial need shall be used as one criterion for the award of scholarships. In
			 considering financial need, the Board shall take into account the financial
			 resources of the applicant and the total cost of tuition, books, fees, and
			 other expenses at the medical school in which the applicant is enrolled.
			 Reporting of financial resources shall be based on information submitted by the
			 applicant and his/her parents on the financial disclosure forms provided with
			 the scholarship application along with a copy of the most recent federal tax
			 return.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-11 - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Rule 195-11-.03 - Application Process for Initial Scholarship Awards

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The application form for the Georgia
			 Board of Health Care Workforce Scholarship program must be completed and
			 postmarked or hand delivered by the date designated by the Board of the year
			 application is made.
(2) The
			 application form will not be considered complete unless all required documents
			 and materials are submitted, including:
(a)
			 Documentation of U.S. citizenship and status as a legal resident of
			 Georgia.
(b) Letter of acceptance
			 to an accredited medical school.
(c) Complete Applicant's Financial
			 Information Form and copy of most recent Federal Income Tax Return.
(d) Academic records, including undergraduate
			 major and grade point average, Medical College Admission Test scores, and copy
			 of the personal statement from the medical school application.
(e) Selective Service Form.
(f) Background Check Authorization.
(g) Other instruments provided by the Board
			 that are shown to predict rural medical practice interests.
(h) Authorization and Release Form to allow
			 Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce access to financial and other
			 information for fact checking purposes.
(i) Transcript from medical school if
			 currently enrolled.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-11 - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Rule 195-11-.04 - Administrative Review Process for Initial Scholarship Awards

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Board staff shall review all scholarship
			 applications to ensure eligibility requirements are met and all required
			 documentation has been received by the application deadline as designated by
			 the Board for that application year.
(2) Board staff shall notify applicants when
			 their complete application has been received and eligibility requirements have
			 been met.
(3) Board staff shall
			 notify applicants who do not meet eligibility requirements or who do not submit
			 complete scholarship applications by the application deadline that their
			 applications will not be considered.
(4) Board staff may interview applicants to
			 clarify information submitted.
(5)
			 Board staff shall compile the information on each scholarship applicant and
			 shall prepare a summary report for review by the Board.
(6) Board staff shall notify applicants in
			 writing of the time, place, and process for interviews required by the
			 Board.
O.C.G.A. §
										49-10.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-11 - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Rule 195-11-.05 - Board Review and Action Process for Initial Scholarship Awards

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Board shall
			 receive and act upon all complete applications for the Scholarship Program made
			 by eligible and qualified applicants.
(2) The Board shall make a careful and full
			 investigation of the ability, character, and qualifications of each applicant
			 for the Scholarship Program.
(3)
			 The Board may employ such methods of evaluating applicants, as it deems
			 appropriate. In addition to the review of the information submitted in the
			 application, the Board generally employs personal interviews as part of the
			 review process. The interview shall be conducted utilizing a standard set of
			 questions designed to assess the qualifications of the applicant, the
			 applicant's understanding of the goals and requirements of the scholarship
			 program, and the applicant's commitment to fulfill the goals and requirements
			 of the scholarship program. The Board may videotape interviews to provide a
			 record for subsequent review.
(4)
			 The Board shall rank order scholarship applicants using a scoring system based
			 on the applicants' qualifications and character, commitment to rural medical
			 practice, commitment to practice in a medical specialty needed in rural Georgia
			 and financial need. In the event of a tie score between two or more applicants,
			 the Board shall conduct additional rounds of scoring until a final rank order
			 has been determined and agreed upon by a majority vote of the members of the
			 Board present.
(5) The final rank
			 order of applicants shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board.
(6) The number of scholarships to be awarded
			 shall be determined based on total funding appropriated by the General Assembly
			 for the scholarship program and the amount of the scholarship award as
			 determined by the Board.
(7) The
			 Board shall take action awarding the scholarships available based on the rank
			 order of scholarship applicants approved for awards.
(8) The Board shall not discriminate on the
			 basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age or handicap in
			 decisions involving the award of scholarships.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				20-3-510
et
				seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-11 - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Rule 195-11-.06 - Notification, Acceptance, and Payment Process for Initial Scholarship Awards

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Board staff
			 shall notify each applicant in writing of the Board's decision within 10
			 business days following the Board's decision.
(2) Successful applicants will be asked to
			 accept or decline the award of a scholarship by signing and submitting an
			 Acceptance Form within 10 business days of receiving notice of the award from
			 the Board. Said Acceptance Form must be notarized and shall be incorporated as
			 an addendum to the official contract.
(3) Scholarship awards that are declined
			 shall be automatically offered to the next applicant on the Board's rank order
			 list. If no applicant is available on the rank order list, the Board shall
			 approve unused scholarship funds to be allocated for the Physicians for Rural
			 Areas Assistance Loan Repayment Program.
(4) If the scholarship award is accepted,
			 Board staff will contact the applicant's medical school to verify that the
			 student has enrolled on a full-time basis.
(5) Upon verification of enrollment, Board
			 staff shall issue a scholarship contract to the scholarship
			 recipient.
(6) Board staff shall
			 arrange for all valid and approved contracts to be executed by the Executive
			 Director and Chairman of the Board. Such documents shall be notarized and the
			 official seal of the Board affixed.
(7) One of the two fully executed copies of
			 the scholarship contract shall be returned to the scholarship recipient and one
			 kept in the permanent records of the Georgia Board for Physician
			 Workforce.
(8) Board staff shall
			 submit appropriate paperwork to the Department of Community Health within 10
			 business days of the execution of the scholarship contract requesting payment
			 of the scholarship award.
(9) The
			 Board reserves the right to pay the student's tuition and fees directly to the
			 medical school in which the recipient is enrolled, with the balance, if any,
			 being paid directly to the scholarship recipient for books and other
			 educational expenses.
(10) The
			 Board staff shall maintain appropriate records necessary to account for the
			 expenditure of funds for the Scholarship Program.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				20-3-510
et
				seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-11 - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Rule 195-11-.07 - Application Process for Renewal Scholarship Awards

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The application form for annual renewal
			 of the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce program must be completed and
			 postmarked or hand delivered by the date designated by the Board of the year
			 application is made.
(2) The
			 application form will not be considered complete unless the scholarship
			 recipient submits the annual report required in the scholarship
			 contract.
(3) The scholarship
			 recipient's annual report shall include the following information:
(a) Current address, phone number and email
			 address.
(b) Documentation of
			 continued enrollment, in good standing (not repeating coursework), in medical
			 school, such as an official transcript or letter from the registrar or student
			 affairs officer of the school.
(c)
			 Anticipated medical school graduation date.
(d) Verification of continued interest and
			 recommitment to rural practice.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-11 - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Rule 195-11-.08 - Administrative Review Process for Renewal Scholarship Awards

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Board staff shall review all applications
			 for renewal scholarships to ensure that all required documents have been
			 submitted and applications are complete.
(2) Board staff shall notify applicants when
			 their complete application has been received.
(3) Board staff shall notify applicants who
			 do not meet eligibility requirements or who do not submit complete renewal
			 scholarship applications by the application deadline as designated by the Board
			 that their applications will not be considered.
(4) Board staff shall prepare a summary
			 report of all applicants for renewal scholarships for consideration by the
			 Board.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				20-3-510
et
				seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-11 - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Rule 195-11-.09 - Board Review and Action Process for Renewal Scholarship Awards

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Board shall
			 receive and act upon all complete applications for renewal scholarships at the
			 Board's Annual Meeting.
(2) The
			 Board shall determine the number of renewal scholarships and the amount of the
			 scholarship award based on funding appropriated for the Scholarship Program by
			 the General Assembly. It should be noted that the amount of the scholarship
			 might vary from year to year based on availability of funds.
(3) The Board shall take action to award
			 renewal scholarships to applicants who have submitted a complete application,
			 who are enrolled in good standing in medical school, who are not repeating
			 coursework, and who continue to demonstrate the characteristics and qualities
			 the Board deems necessary for the award of the scholarship.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				20-3-510
et
				seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-11 - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Rule 195-11-.10 - Notification, Acceptance, and Payment Process for Renewal Scholarship Awards

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Board staff
			 shall notify each applicant in writing of the Board's decision within 10
			 business days of the Board's Annual Meeting.
(2) Successful applicants will be asked to
			 accept or decline the award of a scholarship by signing and submitting an
			 Acceptance Form within 10 business days of receiving notice of the award from
			 the Board. Acceptance Forms shall be notarized and incorporated as an addendum
			 to the official contract.
(3)
			 Scholarship awards that are declined shall be made available to initial
			 scholarship applicants.
(4) If the
			 scholarship award is accepted, Board staff shall issue a scholarship contract
			 to the scholarship recipient. Each recipient will be allowed 10 days in which
			 to review the contract and consult with an attorney as to its contents if they
			 so choose.
(5) Board staff shall
			 arrange for all valid and approved contracts to be executed by the Executive
			 Director and Chairman of the Board. Such documents shall be notarized and the
			 official seal of the Board affixed.
(6) One of the two fully executed copies of
			 the scholarship contract shall be returned to the scholarship recipient and one
			 kept in the permanent records of the Georgia Board of Health Care
			 Workforce.
(7) Board staff shall
			 submit appropriate paperwork to the Department of Community Health within 10
			 business days of the execution of the scholarship contract requesting payment
			 of the scholarship award.
(8) The
			 Board reserves the right to pay the student's tuition and fees directly to the
			 medical school in which the recipient is enrolled, with the balance, if any,
			 being paid directly to the scholarship recipient for books and other
			 educational expenses.
(9) The Board
			 staff shall maintain appropriate records necessary to account for the
			 expenditure of funds for the Scholarship Program.
O.C.G.A. §
										49-10.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-11 - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Rule 195-11-.11 - Length of the Scholarship Contract

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The term of the initial scholarship award
			 contract is one year.
(2) The term
			 of each annual renewal scholarship award contract is one year.
(3) Three (3) is the maximum number of
			 renewal scholarship contracts that any one recipient may receive. Together with
			 the initial scholarship award, a recipient may receive a maximum of four years
			 of funding for their medical education through the scholarship
			 program.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				20-3-510
et
				seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-11 - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Rule 195-11-.12 - Board Approval of Recipient's Graduate Medical Education Program

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Scholarship
			 recipients must notify the Board of their intent to enter a graduate medical
			 education program prior to enrollment in that program in order to ensure that
			 recipients enter medical specialties deemed by the Board to be able to sustain
			 full time practices in rural communities in Georgia. For new scholarship awards
			 made after July 1, 2014, such specialties are limited to: Family Medicine,
			 General Internal Medicine, and General Pediatrics.
(2) Failure by the scholarship recipient, who
			 received their initial award after July 1, 2014, to enter into a Family
			 Medicine, General Internal Medicine or General Pediatrics graduate medical
			 education program shall constitute a breach of contract by the recipient and
			 will authorize the Board to seek cash repayment, plus all applicable damages
			 and fees.
(3) Payment of the
			 service obligation or monetary obligation of the scholarship contract is
			 deferred during the recipient's graduate medical education, provided the
			 scholarship recipient is enrolled in a graduate medical education program which
			 is officially recorded in the Board meeting minutes and provided the recipient
			 submits the annual report required by the contract. Failure to submit annual
			 reports required by the contract shall constitute a breach of contract by the
			 recipient.
(4) The annual report
			 during the recipient's graduate medical education shall include the following
			 information:
(a) Current contact information
			 including address, phone number, email address, social security number, name
			 change and other pertinent information;
(b) Documentation from the recipient's
			 Program Director, Department Chair, or other appropriate institutional official
			 indication that the recipient is enrolled in the graduate medical education
			 program in good standing.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-11 - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Rule 195-11-.14 - Contract Default and Penalties

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Student Default.
In the
			 event a scholarship recipient is dismissed from medical school for either
			 academic or disciplinary reasons, or if a recipient voluntary withdraws from
			 medical school prior to completion of the requirements for the M.D. or D.O.
			 degree, or if the recipient is unable to obtain licensure from the Georgia
			 Composite Medical Board due to failure to meet licensure requirements to
			 practice medicine, the scholarship funds received, plus interest at 12 percent
			 per annum from the date of each payment by the Board compounded annually to the
			 date the scholarship is paid in full for each scholarship contract year shall
			 be repaid to the Board, with interest to be calculated as follows.
(a) Interest is calculated on an annual
			 basis, with interest compounded onto the outstanding principal owed by the
			 student.
(b) Interest compounds
			 onto the principal owed, meaning that interest accrues onto the outstanding
			 principal with each annual calculation.
(c) In order to calculate interest for a
			 partial year, the annual interest is calculated fully and divided by 12. That
			 calculation is then multiplied by the number of months from the last interest
			 calculation to the month the funds are paid in full.
(d) The number of months to use in this
			 calculation is determined as the number of months that have passed since the
			 Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce submitted payment on behalf of the
			 student and the anticipated month that funds shall be received in
			 full.
(e) Interest calculations
			 made for the initial month of receipt of Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
			 funds and the month in which these funds are repaid in full is calculated for
			 an entire month, regardless of the length of time a recipient actually held
			 debt from the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce during those two
			 months.
(f) In cases involving
			 long-term repayment, a one-time charge of 15% will be added to the total debt
			 owed by the student to account for the costs of servicing this debt
			 repayment.
(g) The Board may
			 consent or agree to a lesser measure of damages for compelling reasons as
			 determined by the Board, such as life-threatening illness or loss of ability to
			 be gainfully employed due to illness or accident.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-12 - PHYSICIANS FOR RURAL AREAS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Rule 195-12-.02 - Eligibility Criteria and Application Process

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Eligibility Criteria.
Program eligibility is limited to applicants who meet the following criteria:
(a) Licensed with no restrictions and in good
			 standing to practice medicine in Georgia by the Georgia Composite Medical
			 Board.
(b) Agree to practice full
			 time (a minimum of forty hours per week) in a Board-approved practice location
			 in a rural and underserved community in Georgia designated by the Georgia Board
			 of Health Care Workforce.
(c) Must
			 maintain a Georgia Medicaid number and actively treat Medicaid
			 patients.
(d) Must not have other
			 current contractual service obligations, such as National Health Service Corps
			 Scholarships or Military Service Obligations.
(e) Must have medical education loans for
			 repayment in good standing and must not have any loans in default status even
			 if the creditor now considers the defaulted loan to be in good
			 standing.
(f) Must meet all other
			 requirements as set forth by the Georgia Board of Health Care
			 Workforce
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE › Chapter 195-12 - PHYSICIANS FOR RURAL AREAS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Rule 195-12-.03 - Review Process

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Administrative Review.
(a) The Board staff shall collect and
			 maintain documentation of the following information from PRAA loan repayment
			 program applicants:
1. Application form.
2. Full disclosure of all
			 outstanding medical education and training debt.
3. Documentation of the county and city/town
			 population where the practice is located.
4. Documentation that the practice will be
			 located in a rural Georgia community which needs additional physicians in the
			 applicant's specialty, as determined by the Georgia Board for Physician
			 Workforce.
5. Copy of the contract
			 between the practice entity and the physician or attestation from the physician
			 documenting full time (40+ hours per week) practice in the rural community
			 where the practice is located.
6.
			 Documentation verifying enrollment in the Georgia Medicaid program.
7. Attestation from the applicant that the
			 applicant does not have any other current service obligations.