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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart B - GRANTS TO FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS › Section 590.140 - Selection Criteria

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Priority in the selection of projects for funding shall be given to those
				projects that demonstrate the greatest impact on availability of health care in
				HPSAs for the amount awarded. The impact shall be demonstrated in the following
				order:
1) Applicants that are located in
				HPSAs or that can objectively demonstrate that a significant percentage of
				patients served at their existing medical facilities reside in HPSAs;
2) Applicants that have presented a plan to
				significantly increase the number of individuals residing in HPSAs who will
				become actual patients at the proposed project;
3) The business experience and track record
				of the applicant and its executives and managers.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart B - GRANTS TO FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS › Section 590.150 - Grant Awards, Terms and Conditions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
To issue a grant award, the Department and grantee will enter
				  into a written grant agreement. This agreement will describe the requirements
				  the grantee must fulfill (based on the goals and objectives in the application)
				  and how the grantee will ensure compliance with all applicable stipulations and
				  conditions.
a) The written grant
				agreement shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
1) Identifying information of the grantee,
				including name, mailing address, phone number, fax number and e-mail
				address;
2) A description of the
				grant's purpose;
3) Information on
				how payments to the grantee will be made;
4) Details on what constitutes permissible
				expenditure of grant funds;
5)
				Reporting requirements applicable to the grant, including the filing of
				quarterly reports, at a minimum (for those grants exceeding $25,000), that
				describe the project's progress and a detailed report of funds
				expended;
6) The time period of the
				grant;
7) Certification that the
				grantee will comply with all applicable provisions of the Illinois Grant Funds
				Recovery 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 590.170 - Reporting Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The reporting requirements of this Section apply to a grantee
				  that has received a grant from the Department under the Act and this Subpart.
				  Failure of a grantee to fully comply with the requirements of this Section
				  shall result in the Department's withholding or suspension of grant funds and
				  the recovery of previously disbursed grant funds by the Department (see Section
				  4.1 of the Illinois Grant
				  Funds Recovery Act).
a) Annual
				Reports. For grants that are $25,000 or less, each grantee shall submit a
				detailed and comprehensive annual written report to the Department. The report
				is due within 10 calendar days after the reporting period, as specified in the
				Grant Agreement, has expired. The report shall include the current status of
				the project, including the percentage of the project finished and any
				uncompleted and partially completed grant deliverables.
b) Quarterly Progress Reports. For grants
				that exceed $25,000, each grantee shall submit detailed and comprehensive
				progress reports to the Department every three months. The reports are due
				within 10 calendar days after the quarterly reporting period has expired (see
				Section 4(b)(2) of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act). The report shall
				include the following:
1) Current status of
				the project, including the percentage of the project finished, for each grant
				deliverable;
2) Project components
				finished and project components yet to be finished;
3) Costs and expenditures incurred to date,
				an itemized listing of the total current project costs and a comparison of
				those costs to the budget approved in the Grant Agreement; and
4) Signature of an authorized official of the
				grantee, stating that this is a true and complete report of the project's
				status.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart C - MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 590.200 - Limitations on Use of Scholarship Funds

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Scholarships shall cover the cost of
				tuition and matriculation fees, and shall provide a monthly living stipend for
				selected medical students.
b)
				Scholarship funds shall be expended by the recipient only while enrolled and in
				good academic standing at an accredited school of medicine or accredited school
				of osteopathy in Illinois.
c)
				Scholarship funds shall not be awarded for expenses incurred when the student
				must repeat more than once an academic term or terms, if the repetition is
				necessary because the student has an academic performance below an acceptable
				level as determined by the student's medical school.
d) Scholarship funds shall be provided to the
				recipient's medical school. All funds for tuition and fees are to be expended
				only on the medical student's behalf, and all stipend monies are to be provided
				directly to the medical student.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart C - MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 590.205 - Notice

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Notice of the
				opportunity to apply for the scholarship is available at the Department's
				website:
http://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/life-stages-populations/rural-underserved-populations/medical-student-scholarship-program
.
b) Full and proper notice to prospective
				students and the public shall be considered to have been provided by
				publication of this notice.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart C - MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 590.210 - Eligibility for Application

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A
				student is eligible to apply for a Medical Student Scholarship if all of the
				following requirements are met:
1)
He
				or she is an Illinois resident at the time of application
;
2)
He or she is studying
				medicine
, or accepted for enrollment,
in
an
				accredited
medical school
or accredited school of osteopathy
located in Illinois;
3)
He or she exhibits financial need
				as determined by the Department
, using financial information provided
				by the applicant and accepted by his or her medical school. The Department
				shall find a financial need when the information provided reveals a deficit in
				available funds for tuition and fees; and
4) He or she agrees to maintain continuous
				attendance in medical school.
5)
He or she agrees to practice full-time
at a Department
				approved medical facility in an HPSA
as a primary care physician,
				general surgeon, emergency medicine physician, or obstetrician one year for
				each year he or she is a scholarship recipient.
(Section 3.07(d) of
				the Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart C - MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 590.215 - Application Processing

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Upon
				receipt of a scholarship application, the Department will determine whether the
				applicant is eligible to apply under the Act. If the applicant is ineligible to
				apply, the Department will send the applicant a written notice of its
				determination via U.S. Mail to the address reflected by the
				application.
b) If the applicant is
				eligible to apply, the Department will determine whether the application is
				complete. A review will determine if all 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 application
				evaluation process (see Section
				590.220).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart C - MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 590.220 - Criteria for Selecting Scholarship Recipients

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Current recipients will receive preference
				over new applicants, providing that the current recipient is not repeating an
				academic term or terms in medical school because of poor academic performance
				(see Section
				590.200(c))
				and has not voluntarily withdrawn from medical school.
b) Applicants will be selected based on the
				following criteria:
1) An interest in pursuing
				one, or a combination of, the medical specialties of primary care, general
				surgery, emergency medicine or obstetrics;
2) Level of previous experience with
				medically underserved populations;
3) Level of previous experience in the health
				care delivery system, with preference given to those whose experience has
				involved primary care, general surgery, emergency medicine or
				obstetrics;
4) Academic capabilities
				reported by the applicant's medical school;
5) Financial need as reported by standard
				financial analysis documentation supplied by the applicant's medical school on
				the student's behalf; and
6) A
				stated interest in providing health care to Illinois residents residing in
				HPSAs in Illinois.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart C - MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 590.230 - Terms of Performance

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Prior
				to receiving scholarship funding for any academic year, the recipient shall
				enter into a written Grant Agreement with the State of Illinois. The Grant
				Agreement shall contain terms and conditions that ensure compliance with this
				Part and the laws of the State of Illinois, and enforcement of the Grant
				Agreement.
b) The scholarship award
				will not be final until the recipient and the Department have executed a Grant
				Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of the scholarship, using the
				form prescribed by the Department. The Department will withdraw the scholarship
				award if a consensus cannot be reached on the terms of the Grant
				Agreement.
c) A scholarship
				recipient will be in breach of the Grant Agreement if the recipient:
1) Does not complete medical school due to
				academic failure (as documented by the recipient's medical school);
2) Does not complete medical school due to
				voluntary actions (e.g., withdrawal from medical school classes);
3) Does not maintain the continuous
				attendance requirement;
4) Does not
				place in a residency;
5) Does not
				become licensed as a physician in Illinois;
6) Does not work at a Department-approved
				medical facility in an HPSA in Illinois to fulfill the service obligation;
				or
7) Misrepresents any material
				facts presented in the scholarship application or subsequent information
				requested by the Department. A grantee shall fully and promptly cooperate with
				all requests for information from the Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart C - MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 590.231 - Deferment of Continuous Attendance Requirement

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A request to defer a scholarship recipient's continuous
				  attendance requirement shall be submitted in writing to the Department and must
				  conform to the requirements in subsection (a) or (b). The request shall detail
				  the reasons for the deferment and be accompanied and supported by the
				  documentation described in this Section. The Department may grant one deferment
				  per recipient.
a) A deferment will be
				granted for up to 12 months if the recipient provides documentation of a
				physical or mental health disability that results in the recipient's temporary
				inability to fulfill the continuous attendance requirement. Documentation shall
				include an explanation from a physician licensed to practice medicine in the
				United States attesting to the recipient's medical condition and certifying a
				temporary inability to fulfill the continuous attendance requirement.
b) A recipient who is a military reservist
				and is called to active duty by any branch of the armed forces of the United
				States will be granted a deferment beginning on the activation date in the
				active duty order. The recipient shall submit a copy of the order to active
				duty with the written request for deferment. The duration of the deferment
				shall equal the recipient's period of active military duty on behalf of the
				United States.
c) A recipient who
				receives a deferment shall have his or her continuous attendance requirement
				tolled. The tolling of this requirement shall equal the recipient's period of
				deferment.
d) A recipient who
				breaches the continuous attendance requirement shall pay to the Department a
				sum equal to three times the amount of the full scholarship award. The amounts
				paid to the Department under this subsection shall be used by the Department to
				improve access to primary health care services as authorized by Section
				2310-200 of the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart C - MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 590.232 - Waiver of Continuous Attendance Requirement

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A request to waive a recipient's continuous attendance
				  requirement shall be submitted in writing to the Department. The request shall
				  detail the reasons for the waiver and be accompanied and supported by
				  documentation described in this Section.
a) Reasons for the waiver can include the
				recipient's:
1) Total and permanent
				disability;
2) Incompetency;
				or
3) Death.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart C - MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 590.233 - Fulfillment of Service Obligation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				In exchange for scholarship assistance, recipients shall fulfill a service
				obligation by providing direct patient care at a medical facility in an HPSA in
				Illinois.
b) Recipients shall
				provide one year of full-time service for each year of scholarship assistance.
				Of the full-time work provided each week, at least 32 hours per week shall be
				direct patient care. Recipients will not receive service credit for hours
				worked over the required 40 hours per week; excess hours cannot be applied to
				any other work week.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart C - MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 590.234 - Deferment of Service Obligation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A request to defer a scholarship recipient's service
				  obligation shall be submitted in writing to the Department and must conform to
				  the requirements of subsection (a) or (b). The request shall detail the reasons
				  for the deferment and be accompanied and supported by the documentation
				  described in this Section. The Department may grant one deferment per
				  recipient.
a) A deferment will be
				granted for up to 12 months if the recipient provides documentation of a
				physical or mental health disability that results in the recipient's temporary
				inability to fulfill the service obligation. Documentation shall include an
				explanation from a physician licensed to practice medicine in the United States
				attesting to the recipient's temporary inability to fulfill the service
				obligation.
b) A recipient who is a
				military reservist and is called to active duty by the armed forces of the
				United States will be granted a deferment beginning on the activation date in
				the active duty order. The recipient shall submit a copy of the order to active
				duty with the written request for deferment. The duration of the deferment
				shall equal the recipient's period of active military duty.
c) A recipient who receives a deferment shall
				have his or her service obligation tolled. The tolling of this requirement
				shall equal the recipient's period of deferment.
d) A recipient who does not request a
				deferment and who does not fulfill the service obligation shall be required to
				repay to the Department all scholarship monies received.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart C - MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 590.235 - Waiver of Service Obligation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A waiver request of the service obligation shall be submitted
				  in writing to the Department. The request shall detail the reasons for the
				  waiver and be accompanied and supported by documentation described in this
				  Section.
a) Reasons for a waiver
				request may include the recipient's:
1) Total
				and permanent disability;
2)
				Incompetency; or
3)
				Death.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart C - MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 590.240 - Scholarship Repayment

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Upon
				Illinois licensure of the scholarship recipient to practice medicine, the
				recipient shall provide health care in a Department-approved site in a medical
				facility in an HPSA in Illinois. The term of this service shall be
one
				year for each
academic
year he or she is a scholarship
				recipient.
(Section 3.07(d) of the Act)
b) Service as a physician shall begin no
				later than 30 calendar days after the licensure of the recipient to practice
				medicine.
1) The Department will defer
				service until the recipient completes a residency; service shall begin no later
				than 30 calendar days after completion of the residency.
2) If the recipient leaves the residency
				program prior to completion, service shall begin within 30 calendar days after
				leaving the program.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS › Section 590.300 - Limitations on Use of Loan Repayment Funds

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Funds shall be used for the initial grant
				term
for the repayment of the educational loans of eligible health care
				providers who agree to serve in
designated shortage areas
for
				a specified period of time, no less than 2 years.
(Section
				4.10 of the Act)
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
				4.10 of the Act)
c)
Payments made under this
Section
shall be exempt from Illinois State income tax.
(Section 4.10 of the Act)
d) Loan repayment funds shall be used:
1) To repay qualifying educational loans of
				eligible health care providers who agree to serve in a medical facility in a
				designated shortage area in Illinois for a specified period of time;
2) For educational loans that were obtained
				prior to the date the recipient applies 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) Originate from a government (federal,
				State or local) or commercial lender; and
B) Include only the qualifying educational
				loans of the eligible health care provider.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS › Section 590.310 - Eligibility for Application

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) To
				apply for educational loan repayment assistance, the applicant must be an
				eligible health care provider who:
1) Is
				licensed to practice medicine in Illinois under the Medical Practice Act of
				1987; or is licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse under the Nurse
				Practice Act; or is licensed as a Physician Assistant under the Physician
				Assistant Practice Act of 1987;
2)
				Practices at a medical facility that is located in a designated shortage area
				in Illinois;
3) Participates as a
				provider in the Medicare, Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program, as
				appropriate;
4) Does not have any
				judgment liens arising from federal debt;
5) Is not excluded, suspended or disqualified
				by a federal agency;
6) Signs a
				written agreement attesting to accepting repayment of health professional
				educational loans and to serve for the applicable period of obligated service
				in a medical facility in a designated shortage area in Illinois; and
7) Is a U.S. citizen or U.S. national (see
				8 U.S.C.
				1401, et seq.).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS › Section 590.315 - Application Processing

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Applications shall be submitted on forms designed by the Department.
b) Upon receipt of an educational loan
				repayment application, the Department will determine whether the applicant is
				eligible to apply under the Act. If the applicant is ineligible to apply, the
				Department will contact the applicant in writing with the
				determination.
c) 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.
1) If the application is complete, the
				Department will proceed with the selection process (see Section
				590.320).
2) If the application is incomplete, the
				Department will notify the applicant in writing and specify the items needed to
				deem the application complete.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS › Section 590.320 - Selection Criteria for Distribution of Loan Repayment Funds

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) In determining
				which applications will be accepted, the Department will apply the following
				criteria:
1) The individual's commitment to
				serve in a medical facility in a designated shortage area in
				Illinois;
2) The availability of
				the individual for service, with highest consideration given to individuals who
				will be available for service at the earliest date; and
3) Greatest documented eligible educational
				indebtedness of an applicant.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS › Section 590.325 - Educational Loan Repayment Agreement

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				The award to a recipient will not be final until the recipient and the
				Department have executed an agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of
				the agreement on a form provided by the Department.
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 and the expenditure of
				the
award
funds related
to the program;
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 for which
award
funds are
				provided
;
5)
Contain a provision in which the
recipient
certifies
				under oath that all information in the 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 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 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS › Section 590.326 - Fulfillment of Service Obligation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Full-time Service Obligation Option
1) In
				exchange for educational loan repayment assistance, a recipient shall work
				full-time to fulfill a service obligation at a medical facility in a designated
				shortage area in Illinois.
2)
				Recipients shall provide two years of full-time service for each year of
				educational loan repayment assistance. The 40 hours per week requirement can be
				compressed into no fewer than four days per week, and excess hours cannot be
				applied to any other work week.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS › Section 590.327 - Deferment of Service Obligation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A request to defer the recipient's service obligation shall
				  be submitted in writing to the Department. The request shall detail the reasons
				  for the deferment and shall be accompanied and supported by documentation
				  described in this Section.
a) Deferment
				of the service obligation shall include:
1)
				Providing documentation of a physical or mental health disability that results
				in the recipient's temporary inability to fulfill the service obligation.
				Documentation shall include an explanation from a physician, advanced practice
				registered nurse, or physician assistant licensed to practice in Illinois
				attesting to the recipient's temporary inability to fulfill the obligation.
				This deferment may be granted for up to 12 months.
2) Requesting up to 12 weeks leave for
				maternity, paternity or adoption leave. If the recipient's leave will exceed 12
				weeks, a deferment may be granted based on documented medical need.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS › Section 590.328 - Waiver of Service Obligation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A waiver request of the service obligation shall be submitted
				  in writing to the Department. The request shall detail the reasons for the
				  waiver and be accompanied and supported by documentation described in this
				  Section.
a) Reasons for a waiver
				request must be based upon the recipient's:
1) Total and permanent disability;
2) Incompetency; or
3) Death.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS › Section 590.330 - Terms of Performance

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Each
				recipient selected for educational loan repayment assistance shall sign a
				written agreement with the Department. The agreement shall contain terms and
				conditions that ensure compliance with the laws of the State of Illinois and
				this Part, and enforcement of the agreement.
b) Each recipient selected for loan repayment
				assistance shall practice as a primary care physician, a general surgeon,
				emergency medicine physician, obstetrician, anesthesiologist, chiropractic
				physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant in a
				medical facility in a designated shortage area in Illinois on a full-time or
				part-time basis.
c) Recipients who
				move their practice from the location described in the agreement shall relocate
				to a medical facility in a designated shortage area in Illinois.
d) Misrepresentation of any material facts
				presented in the application or in response to any Department inquiry will be
				considered a breach of the agreement. If the Department determines that a
				breach of the agreement has occurred, any funds provided by the Department for
				the repayment of educational loans shall be due in full immediately. The
				Department will void the agreement and the recipient will be disallowed from
				participating in the program.
e) If
				the recipient does not repay any funds owed to the Department, the Department
				shall refer the matter to the Illinois Attorney General, a collection agency,
				or a licensed attorney.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS › Section 590.335 - Medical Facility Transfer

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A recipient may transfer from the medical facility stipulated
				  in the agreement to a new medical facility, provided that all of the
				  requirements in this Section are met.
a) The recipient shall request from the
				Department, in writing, a transfer. The request shall be submitted to the
				Department at least 30 calendar days prior to the anticipated transfer. The
				request must be approved before the recipient transfers to the new medical
				facility.
b) If the recipient
				transfers from the medical facility stipulated in the agreement to a new
				medical facility prior to Department approval, the recipient will not receive
				credit toward their service obligation for the time period between the transfer
				and the subsequent approval. The recipient's service obligation will be tolled
				to accommodate this time period.
c)
				The new medical facility shall be in a designated shortage area in
				Illinois.
d) If the transfer
				request is denied, the recipient shall continue to work at the original medical
				facility.
e) If the transfer
				request is denied and the recipient refuses assignment to the current medical
				facility or to another approved medical facility, the recipient shall be in
				breach.
f) A recipient who resigns
				from the recipient's current medical facility without prior written approval
				from the Department, or is terminated by the medical facility for cause, and
				who does not receive a Department pre-approved transfer to another medical
				facility shall be in breach.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS › Section 590.340 - Reporting Requirements

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Failure of the recipient to comply with any of the
				  requirements of this Section shall result in the Department's withholding or
				  suspending of educational loan repayment funds and recovery of previously
				  disbursed educational loan repayment funds (see Section
				  4.1 of the Illinois Grant Funds
				  Recovery Act).
a) The recipient shall
				submit a detailed written progress report to the Department every three months
				for the duration of the agreement.
b) Within the progress report, the recipient
				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 eligible health
				care provider is still working (full-time or part-time, as agreed) at the
				medical facility by reporting the hours worked at the medical
				facility.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS › Section 590.345 - Educational Loan Repayment Award Monitoring

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a) The agreement will be monitored throughout
				the agreement period. Components in the monitoring process include, but are not
				limited to, the agreement, the recipient's progress reports, and
				correspondence, e-mails and telephone calls concerning the agreement.
b) The recipient shall fully and promptly
				cooperate with the Department's efforts to monitor and verify compliance with
				the agreement, including providing supporting documentation. The recipient
				shall retain all records relating to the agreement until after all final
				reports have been submitted to, and reviewed by, the Department.
c) The recipient shall maintain records
				necessary to document compliance, take appropriate action to meet the stated
				objectives, and immediately notify the Department of any breaches of the
				agreement or of problems or concerns.
d) The recipient shall be subject to
				unannounced on-site visits by the Department during normal business
				hours.
e) The recipient shall
				provide, upon request, copies of all documents concerning the expenditure of
				educational loan repayment funds.
f) The Department will relay any questions
				and concerns regarding management of educational loan repayment funds to the
				recipient in writing. The recipient will be requested to respond in writing
				addressing the concerns.
g) If the
				Department finds evidence of financial mismanagement, the Department may
				terminate the agreement and take any appropriate or necessary action to recover
				educational loan repayment funds.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS › Section 590.350 - Cooperation with Investigations and Audits

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Recipients shall fully and promptly cooperate with all
				  investigations and audits of the use of educational loan repayment funds.
				  Recipients shall provide the Department with unrestricted access to the
				  recipient's records and files during normal business hours. A failure to
				  cooperate shall create a presumption that educational loan repayment funds have
				  not been spent in accordance with the agreement and that grounds exist for
				  immediate suspension or termination of any agreement.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS › Section 590.355 - Penalty for Failure to Fulfill Service Obligation

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a) If the recipient fails to fulfill the
				service obligation to provide service at the medical facility in a designated
				shortage area in Illinois for the duration and hours specified in the
				agreement, the recipient shall be in breach of the 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 recipient's current
				medical facility without prior written approval from the Department or
				termination by the medical facility for cause;
3) Material misstatement in furnishing any
				information to the Department;
4)
				Any misrepresentation for the purpose of obtaining or keeping educational loan
				repayment assistance; or
5) Failure
				to promptly retire educational loan balances by the amount of educational loan
				repayment assistance received during the agreement term.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 590 - UNDERSERVED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS › Section 590.360 - Suspension or Termination of Educational Loan Repayment Funding

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a) Availability of
				Appropriation or Sufficiency of Funds
1) All
				awards are contingent upon and subject to the availability of funds. The
				Department may deny an application or may terminate or suspend any agreement,
				in whole or in part, without penalty or further payment being required, if:
A) The Illinois General Assembly 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) In accordance with the GATA Uniform Grant
				Agreement, 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 591 - VISA WAIVER PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 591.30 - Incorporated and Referenced Materials

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The following materials are incorporated or referenced in
				  this Part:
a) Illinois statutes:
1) Medical Practice Act of 1987
				[225 ILCS
				60 ]
2)
				Hospital Licensing Act [210 ILCS 85 ]
3) Nursing Home Care Act [210 ILCS
				45 ]
4)
				ID/DD Community Care Act [210 ILCS 47 ]
5) Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation
				Act of 2013 [210 ILCS 49 ]
6) Illinois Rural/Downstate Health Act
				[410 ILCS
				65 ]
7)
				The Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil
				Administrative Code of Illinois [20 ILCS 2310 ]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 591 - VISA WAIVER PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 591.40 - 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 591 - VISA WAIVER PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES › Subpart B - PROCEDURES FOR J-1 VISA WAIVER REQUESTS › Section 591.100 - Eligibility of Physicians and Medical Facilities

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a) A physician who applies for a waiver shall
				meet the following requirements:
1) Reside in
				Illinois or relocate to Illinois if a waiver is granted;
2) For primary care physicians, have entered
				into an employment contract to work at a medical facility located in a Primary
				Care HPSA. If the physician will work at more than one medical facility, each
				facility shall be located in a Primary Care HPSA;
3) For psychiatrists, have entered into an
				employment contract to work at a medical facility located in a Mental Health
				HPSA. If the psychiatrist will work at more than one medical facility, each
				facility shall be located in a Mental Health HPSA;
4) For specialists, have entered into an
				employment contract with a medical facility located in a Primary Care HPSA. If
				the specialist will work at more than one medical facility, each facility shall
				be located in a Primary Care HPSA;
5) For specialists who apply for the J-1 visa
				waiver flex option, have entered into an employment contract to work at a
				medical facility that is not located in a Primary Care HPSA. The application
				shall document that at least 51% of the physician's patients seen at the
				medical facility will reside in an HPSA. Documentation shall include patient
				origin data that depicts the total number of patients residing in an HPSA
				compared to the number of patients from the HPSA who received service at the
				medical facility. Patient origin information shall be for the most recent
				12-month period for which data is available;
6) Be a board eligible physician or a board
				certified physician in a medical specialty; and
7) Have completed a residency in a medical
				specialty.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 591 - VISA WAIVER PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES › Subpart B - PROCEDURES FOR J-1 VISA WAIVER REQUESTS › Section 591.110 - Application Submission Time Frames

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a) Applications will be accepted initially
				between October 1 and October 31 of each year. Applications will not be
				accepted after the submission deadline.
b) If all recommendations for waivers are not
				made from the applications received between October 1 and October 31,
				applications will be accepted again between January 1 and January 31 and
				between April 1 and April 30, if necessary. Applications will not be accepted
				after the submission deadlines.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 591 - VISA WAIVER PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES › Subpart B - PROCEDURES FOR J-1 VISA WAIVER REQUESTS › Section 591.115 - Processing Fee

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a) A processing fee
				of $3,000 shall accompany each application submitted to the
				Department.
b) Payment shall be by
				check or money order payable to the Illinois Department of Public
				Health.
c) If the payment does not
				accompany the application, it will be deemed incomplete (see Section
				591.120(d)(1)(B)).
				The Department will take no action on the application until the required
				payment has been received.
d) If
				the Department determines that the payment is not valid due to insufficient
				funds or other reasons, the application will be null and void. The Department,
				pursuant to Sec. 3-806 of the Uniform Commercial Code [810 ILCS
				5 ], may charge the applicant for any penalties
				incurred by the State for processing an applicant's bad payment. The Department
				will determine whether to collect based on cost effectiveness.
e) Fee payments are not refundable.
f) Fees collected from applicants shall be
				deposited into the Rural/Downstate Health Access Fund.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 591 - VISA WAIVER PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES › Subpart B - PROCEDURES FOR J-1 VISA WAIVER REQUESTS › Section 591.130 - Selection Process

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a) The
				Department will not begin the selection process until all issues with
				incomplete applications have been resolved (see Section
				591.120(d)(1)(B)).
b) The U.S. Department of State allows state
				health departments to submit 30 J-1 waiver requests per federal fiscal year.
				When the Department has processed and approved 30 waiver requests in a federal
				fiscal year, subsequent applications will not be considered.
c) In the first quarter of the federal fiscal
				year, a maximum of two applications may be approved for waiver recommendations
				for physicians who propose to work at the same medical facility. In subsequent
				calendar quarters, applications from physicians proposing to work at medical
				facilities that have already received two waiver recommendations will be
				considered; however, selection priority will be given to applications from
				physicians proposing to work at medical facilities that have not previously
				employed physicians with waivers or who do not currently employ a physician
				with a waiver.
d) The following
				selection criteria will apply to primary care physicians and psychiatrists:
1) Applicants will be ranked based on the
				primary care or mental health HPSA score determined by DHHS (as applicable) of
				their respective medical facility. If an applicant proposes to work at more
				than one medical facility, the primary care or mental health HPSA score of the
				medical facility where the applicant will predominately work will be used to
				rank the applicant.
2) If two or
				more medical facilities have the same primary care or mental health HPSA score,
				preference will be given to the medical facility having the greatest unmet need
				for primary care physicians and psychiatrists. Unmet need is the number of
				primary care physician or psychiatrist full-time equivalents needed to cause
				the HPSA to no longer meet the threshold for HPSA designation.
3) An application will not be considered if
				the inclusion of the applicant will increase the number of primary care
				physicians or psychiatrists beyond the number needed to eliminate the HPSA
				designation.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 591 - VISA WAIVER PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES › Subpart B - PROCEDURES FOR J-1 VISA WAIVER REQUESTS › Section 591.140 - Terms of Performance

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a) Each
				six months subsequent to the beginning date of employment, the physician shall
				send to the Department verification of full-time practice. This verification
				will be required until the physician fulfills the three-year service
				obligation. Physicians will access this website to provide the requested
				information:
https://idph.illinois.gov/nespmis/tblApplicationInformation/Show-J1WInformation.aspx?TblApplicationInformation=cwZxre8OVuHpwfJtqQZIKw%3d%3d
.
b) The Department will consider the physician
				to be in breach of the service obligation when any of the following occur:
1) The physician fails to practice on a
				full-time basis at the approved medical facility;
2) The physician fails to maintain a valid
				Illinois medical license; or
3) The
				employer terminates the physician for cause.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 591 - VISA WAIVER PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES › Subpart B - PROCEDURES FOR J-1 VISA WAIVER REQUESTS › Section 591.150 - Physician Termination

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a) An
				employer may terminate the physician's employment when the termination is for
				cause (as defined in the employment contract and this Part).
b) The employer shall notify the Department
				within 10 calendar days after termination of the physician.
c) Once notification of the physician's
				termination is received from the employer, the Department will notify the U.S.
				Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship and Immigration Service of the
				physician's breach of the service obligation.