Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 598 - ALLIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE CODE › Subpart B - ALLIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 598.130 - Terms of Performance

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Each
				scholarship recipient shall sign a written agreement with the Department prior
				to receiving a scholarship. 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.
b) Scholarship recipients who fail to
				complete school because of academic failure, as documented by the recipient's
				school, shall repay to the Department the amount received in scholarship
				assistance. Repayment shall be in accordance with the provisions of the
				recipient's agreement and Section
				598.150.
c) Scholarship recipients who fail to
				complete school because of voluntary actions (e.g., withdrawal from school) on
				their part shall repay to the Department an amount equal to three times the
				amount of the annual scholarship received for each unfulfilled year of the
				obligation together with interest at 7% per year on that amount. Repayment of
				obligation shall be in accordance with the provisions of the recipient's
				agreement and Section 598.150.
d)
				Scholarship recipients who complete school but fail to become licensed in
				Illinois shall repay to the Department an amount equal to three times the
				amount of the annual scholarship received for each unfulfilled year of the
				obligation, together with interest at 7% per year on that amount. Repayment of
				the obligation shall be in accordance with the provisions of the recipient's
				agreement and Section 598.150.
e)
				If the scholarship recipient is disabled or is otherwise unable for reasons
				beyond the recipient's control to perform the scholarship obligations, these
				obligations shall be suspended until the scholarship recipient is able to
				resume the scholarship obligations. However, the suspension shall not exceed
				two years.
1) To request a suspension of the
				scholarship obligation, a recipient shall submit a suspension request in
				writing to the Department. This request shall detail the reasons for the
				suspension and, if temporary, the duration of the suspension and shall be
				supported by clear and convincing documentation.
2) The Department shall approve a request for
				a suspension if the request is supported by a letter from the recipient's
				licensed physician fully explaining and attesting to the recipient's inability
				(either temporarily or permanently) to continue either school or the
				recipient's profession and if the recipient agrees not to continue either his
				or her education or practice in any state.
3) If the Department denies the suspension
				request, the recipient shall fulfill the scholarship obligation.
4) Based on the information contained in the
				suspension request, the Department's acceptance or denial of the request will
				be provided in writing, under the Director's signature.
5) If a scholarship recipient suffers total
				and permanent disability, is adjudicated as incompetent, or dies, the recipient
				shall be discharged from all obligations to the Department in connection with
				the Act and this Part. (Section 2005 of the Act)