New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 3 - NEW MEXICO HEALTH PROFESSIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (HPLRP) › Section 5.7.3.11 - PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Upon approval, a participation agreement shall be drawn
				  between each eligible participant receiving loan repayment and the department
				  on behalf of the state of New Mexico. The agreement shall state both the
				  participant's obligation under the program as well as the department's
				  responsibility. No payment will be made until a duly signed document is on file
				  at the department offices. The participation agreement shall include, but not
				  be limited to, the following stipulations:
A. provide for the repayment of a specified
				sum as determined in Section 10; the commission will pay the amount due for
				each quarter of completed service by the program participant, directly to the
				participant or their lender(s) for payment of their health professional
				education loans; any amounts allocated to repay loans will be divided equally
				by the number of quarters in the service period covered by the award; quarters
				comprise an average of thirteen weeks including paid leave or any combination
				of hours and weeks thereof for the entire service period;
B. state that the department will complete
				annual reports to all tax authorities delineating award payments made to the
				program participant;
C. state that
				payment of the award is conditioned upon the program participant submitting
				timely reports and requests for reimbursement to the department or its
				designee, as required by the commission;
D. state the participant's obligations
				including a minimum three year period of service in a practice providing
				continuous clinical services in the field of their profession in an area
				designated by the committee as eligible;
E. state that the program participant is
				responsible for payment(s) of their eligible health professional education
				loans until such time that actual loan repayment is performed by the
				department. Repayment by the department will begin following the first
				certified quarter of completed clinical service in an area designated by the
				committee;
F. state that the
				recipient will charge for professional services at the usual and customary rate
				prevailing in the area where the services are provided, except that if a person
				is unable to pay such charge, such person shall be charged at a reduced rate or
				not charged any fee;
G. in
				providing health services, the participant shall not discriminate against any
				person on the basis of such person's ability to pay for such services or
				because payment for the health services provided to such person will be made
				under the insurance program established under Part A or B of Title XVIII of the
				Social Security Act or under a state plan for medical assistance approved under
				Title XIX of such act;
H. the
				participant will accept assignment under Sections 1842(b)(3)(B)(ii) of the
				Social Security Act for all services for which payment may be under Part B of
				Title XVIII of such act and enter into an appropriate agreement with the state
				agency which administers the state plan for medical assistance under Title XIX
				of such act to provide services to individuals entitled to medical assistance
				under the plan;
I. the award will
				be terminated if any of the following should occur:
(1) the participant fails to perform
				continuous clinical service at the approved facility, unless a change of
				facility or an interruption in service is approved in advance and in writing by
				the department; no interruption in service exceeding six months will be
				approved;
(2) the employment of the
				participant at an approved location is terminated;
(3) the participant loses their professional
				license, board certification or billing privileges for medicaid or medicare;
				or
(4) the department deems
				termination is warranted for any other reasonable cause.