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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 530 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Part III - Scholarship Awards › Section 12VAC5-530-50 - Eligible applicants

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Any currently enrolled student in full-time attendance at a
					 participating medical school or a graduate of such school who has accepted
					 placement in, but not entered the first year of an accredited internship or
					 accredited residency approved by the medical school that nominated him for the
					 scholarship, shall be eligible for the Virginia medical scholarship. Preference
					 for the scholarship award shall be given to: residents of the Commonwealth,
					 students whose period of residence in one or more medically underserved areas
					 is deemed by the participating medical school to indicate a high likelihood
					 that the student would fulfill his contractual obligation to practice in a
					 medically underserved area, and students from economically disadvantaged
					 backgrounds over nonresidents. Additionally, preference shall be given to
					 graduates accepted by approved primary care residencies in Virginia over
					 graduates in approved out-of-state residencies. Virginia medical scholarships
					 are available for medical students who are enrolled at the James H. Quillen
					 College of Medicine of East Tennessee State University when such individuals
					 are determined to be committed to practicing in a medically underserved area in
					 Southwest Virginia. Preference for the scholarship award shall be given to
					 residents of Southwest Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-122.5, 32.1-122.5:1,
						32.1-122.6, and 32.1-122.6:01 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 530 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Part III - Scholarship Awards › Section 12VAC5-530-60 - Scholarship award

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A Virginia medical scholarship award shall be awarded to
					 the recipient upon or following the recipient's execution of a contract with
					 the commissioner for scholarship repayment.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-122.5, 32.1-122.5:1,
						32.1-122.6, and 32.1-122.6:01 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 530 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Part III - Scholarship Awards › Section 12VAC5-530-70 - Distribution of scholarships

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Annually, by May 1 of each calendar year, the commissioner
					 shall inform the deans of the participating medical schools of the number as
					 provided by the General Assembly by appropriation of medical school
					 scholarships that are available for the schools' medical students during the
					 next academic year. The annual number of medical scholarships available for
					 award at each participating medical school shall be uniformly distributed among
					 the schools, and shall be equal, and shall be based upon funds appropriated by
					 the Virginia General Assembly, except that the number of Virginia medical
					 scholarships available for medical students from Southwest Virginia attending
					 the James H. Quillen College of Medicine of East Tennessee State University
					 shall be limited to the number established by the Virginia General Assembly by
					 appropriation. The deans of the respective participating medical schools shall
					 annually nominate qualified students or first-year residents, in accordance
					 with the criteria for preference enumerated in
					 12VAC5-530-50, to receive
					 scholarships. The number of nominees submitted to the commissioner at this time
					 will not exceed the number of scholarships that are available for each medical
					 school. The State Health Commissioner shall award scholarships to the nominees
					 of the deans at the participating medical schools in accordance with the number
					 of scholarships available for each medical school. Any scholarships that have
					 not been awarded following the initial annual distribution among the medical
					 schools shall be available for redistribution to qualified students in any of
					 the medical schools at the discretion of an awards committee consisting of the
					 commissioner, who shall serve as chairman and ex officio member without vote,
					 and the deans of the medical schools or their designees. The awards committee
					 shall convene for this purpose only when the scholarships available to one or
					 more of the medical schools exceed the number of qualified nominees by the
					 dean(s). Scholarships shall be awarded to qualified students based upon
					 majority vote of the awards committee. Individual scholarship recipients may be
					 nominated for and receive a maximum of five scholarships.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-122.5, 32.1-122.5:1,
						32.1-122.6, and 32.1-122.6:01 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 530 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Part V - Repayment › Section 12VAC5-530-100 - Repayment

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Repayment requirements for scholarship recipients are as
					 follows:
1. Payment of restitution
				  plus interest shall be due on the date that the recipient is deemed by the
				  commissioner to be in default.
2.
				  The commissioner in his discretion may permit extension of the period of
				  payment of restitution plus interest for up to 24 months from the date that the
				  recipient is deemed to be in default.
3. Partial fulfillment of the recipient's
				  contractual obligation by the practice of medicine as provided for in this
				  contract, shall reduce the amount of restitution plus interest due by an amount
				  of money equal to the same percentage of all monetary awards as the number of
				  whole months that the recipient has practiced primary care medicine in an
				  approved location is as a percentage of the total number of months of the
				  contractual obligation the recipient has incurred.
4. Failure of a recipient to make any payment
				  on his debt of restitution plus interest when it is due shall be cause for the
				  commissioner to refer the debt to the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of
				  Virginia for collection. The recipient shall be responsible for any costs of
				  collection as may be provided in Virginia law.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-122.5, 32.1-122.5:1,
						32.1-122.6, and 32.1-122.6:01 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 530 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Part VI - Records and Reporting › Section 12VAC5-530-110 - Reporting requirements

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Reporting requirements of medical schools and scholarship
					 recipients are as follows:
1. Each
				  participating medical school shall maintain accurate records of the status of
				  scholarship recipients until the recipients graduate from medical school and
				  during any postgraduate year that a scholarship is awarded. The medical schools
				  shall provide a report listing the status of each recipient annually to the
				  commissioner.
2. Each scholarship
				  recipient shall at any time provide information as requested by the
				  commissioner to verify compliance with the practice requirements of the
				  scholarship contract. The recipient shall report any changes of mailing
				  address, change of academic standing, change of intent to fulfill his
				  contractual obligation and any other information which may be relevant to the
				  contract at such time as changes or information may occur. The recipient shall
				  promptly respond with such information as may from time to time be requested by
				  the commissioner.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-122.5, 32.1-122.5:1,
						32.1-122.6, and 32.1-122.6:01 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 540 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS IN VIRGINIA › Part I - General Information › Section 12VAC5-540-10 - Authority

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In accordance with the provisions of § 32.1-122.5 of
					 the Code of Virginia, the State Board of Health is required to establish
					 criteria for determining medically underserved areas within the Commonwealth
					 and include in these criteria the need for medical care services in the state
					 facilities operated by the Departments of Corrections, Juvenile Justice, and
					 Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The criteria are required to be
					 quantifiable measures, sensitive to the unique characteristics of urban and
					 rural jurisdictions.
Statutory Authority: §§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-122.5
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 540 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS IN VIRGINIA › Part I - General Information › Section 12VAC5-540-20 - Purpose

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The purpose of identifying medically underserved areas
					 within the Commonwealth is to establish geographic areas in need of additional
					 primary health care services. Further, these medically underserved areas may
					 become eligible for assistance to establish primary care medical
					 centers.
Statutory Authority: §§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-122.5
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 540 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS IN VIRGINIA › Part II - Designating Medically Underserved Areas › Section 12VAC5-540-30 - Criteria for determining medically underserved areas

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following five criteria, as available, and as
					 indicated, shall be used to evaluate and identify medically underserved areas
					 throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia :
1. Percentage of population with income at or
				  below 100% of the federal poverty level. The source for these data shall be the
				  most recent available publication of the Bureau of the Census of the U.S.
				  Department of Commerce.
2.
				  Percentage of population that is 65 years of age or older. The source for these
				  data shall be the Economic Services Division of the Virginia Employment
				  Commission.
3. The primary care
				  physician to population ratio. The source for these data shall be the
				  Department of Family Practice of the Medical College of Virginia of Virginia
				  Commonwealth University.
4. The
				  four-year aggregate infant mortality rate. The source for these data shall be
				  the Center of Health Statistics of the Virginia Department of Health.
5. The most recent annual civilian
				  unemployment rate. The source for these data shall be Information Services
				  Division of the Virginia Employment Commission.
The proposed amendments to this section were not adopted
						in the final regulations; therefore, no changes are made to this
						section.
Statutory Authority: §§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-122.5
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 540 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS IN VIRGINIA › Part II - Designating Medically Underserved Areas › Form - FORMS (12VAC5-540)

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Legal Contract.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 542 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE VIRGINIA NURSE PRACTITIONER/NURSE MIDWIFE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Part I - Definitions › Section 12VAC5-542-10 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
"Board" or "Board of Health" means the State Board of
					 Health.
"Certified" means having passed an examination through a
					 national certifying organization.
"Commissioner" means the State Health Commissioner.
"Interest at the prevailing bank rate for similar amounts
					 of unsecured debt" means the prime lending rate as published in the Wall Street
					 Journal on the last day of the month in which the decision to repay is
					 communicated to the commissioner by the recipient, plus two percentage
					 points.
"Medically underserved area" means a geographic area in
					 Virginia designated by the State Board of Health in accordance with the Rules
					 and Regulations for the Identification of Medically Underserved Areas
					 (12VAC5-540-10 et seq.).
"Nurse midwife" means a registered nurse who has met the
					 additional requirements of education and professional certification to practice
					 as a nurse midwife in the Commonwealth.
"Nurse practitioner" means a registered nurse who has met
					 the additional requirements of education and professional certification to
					 practice as a nurse practitioner in the Commonwealth.
"Practice" means to practice as a nurse practitioner or
					 nurse midwife in a medically underserved area in an employment setting that
					 provides services to persons who are unable to pay for the service and that
					 participates in all government sponsored insurance programs designed to assure
					 access of covered persons to medical care services.
"Recipient" or "scholarship recipient" means an eligible
					 registered nurse who enters into a contract with the commissioner and receives
					 one or more scholarship awards via the Virginia Nurse Practitioner/Nurse
					 Midwife Scholarship Program.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-122.5 and 32.1-122.6:02 of the
						Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 542 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE VIRGINIA NURSE PRACTITIONER/NURSE MIDWIFE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Part II - General Information › Section 12VAC5-542-20 - Purpose

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This chapter sets forth the criteria for eligibility,
					 circumstances under which awards will be made, and the process for awarding
					 Virginia nurse practitioner/nurse midwife scholarships to students; the general
					 terms and conditions applicable to the obligation of each recipient of a nurse
					 practitioner/nurse midwife scholarship to practice full time as a nurse
					 practitioner/nurse midwife in a medically underserved area of Virginia, as
					 identified by the Board of Health by regulations; and penalties for a
					 recipient's failure to fulfill the practice requirements of the Virginia Nurse
					 Practitioner/Nurse Midwife Scholarship Program.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-122.5, and 32.1-122.6:02 of
						the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 542 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE VIRGINIA NURSE PRACTITIONER/NURSE MIDWIFE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Part II - General Information › Section 12VAC5-542-30 - Administration

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The Commissioner of Health shall act as fiscal agent for
					 the board in administration of the scholarship program through a Nursing
					 Scholarship Committee. All scholarship awards are made by a Nursing Scholarship
					 Committee, appointed by the State Board of Health. The Nursing Scholarship
					 Committee shall consist of five members or their designees: three faculty
					 members representing nurse practitioner or nurse midwife education programs,
					 one nurse practitioner actively engaged in practice, and one former scholarship
					 recipient (commencing the third year of scholarship availability). Committee
					 appointments shall be for two years and members may not serve more than two
					 consecutive terms.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-122.5, and 32.1-122.6:02 of
						the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 542 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE VIRGINIA NURSE PRACTITIONER/NURSE MIDWIFE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Part II - General Information › Section 12VAC5-542-40 - Variance

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Any requests for variance from this chapter shall be
					 considered on an individual basis by the board in regular
					 session.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-122.5, and 32.1-122.6:02 of
						the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 542 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE VIRGINIA NURSE PRACTITIONER/NURSE MIDWIFE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Part III - Scholarship Awards › Section 12VAC5-542-50 - Eligible applicants

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Any student accepted or enrolled in an accredited nurse
					 practitioner or nurse midwife program shall be eligible for a Virginia Nurse
					 Practitioner/Nurse Midwife Scholarship. Preference for the scholarship award
					 shall be given to: residents of the Commonwealth; minority students; students
					 enrolled in family practice, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatric, adult health
					 and geriatric nurse practitioners programs; and residents of medically
					 underserved areas of Virginia as determined by the Board of Health in
					 accordance with the provisions of
					 12VAC5-540-10 et
					 seq.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-122.5, and 32.1-122.6:02 of
						the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 542 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE VIRGINIA NURSE PRACTITIONER/NURSE MIDWIFE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Part III - Scholarship Awards › Section 12VAC5-542-60 - Scholarship amount

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The amount for Virginia nurse practitioner/nurse midwife
					 scholarships available each year shall be as provided by the Virginia General
					 Assembly in that year's Appropriation Act. Scholarships shall be awarded to the
					 recipients upon or following the recipient's execution of a contract with the
					 commissioner for scholarship repayment.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-122.5, and 32.1-122.6:02 of
						the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 542 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE VIRGINIA NURSE PRACTITIONER/NURSE MIDWIFE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Part III - Scholarship Awards › Section 12VAC5-542-70 - Distribution of scholarships

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Annually, by March 1 of each calendar year, the Nursing
					 Scholarship Committee shall inform the nurse practitioner/nurse midwife schools
					 of education of the availability of the nurse practitioner/nurse midwife
					 scholarships and provide the schools with application forms for submission by
					 eligible applicants. Until such time as a fully accredited nurse midwife
					 education program is established at any health service center in Virginia,
					 attendance at an accredited program in a nearby state is acceptable for
					 scholarship eligibility. The Nursing Scholarship Committee shall convene
					 annually for the purpose of reviewing applications and awarding scholarships.
					 Scholarship awards shall be based upon majority vote of the Nursing Scholarship
					 Committee.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-122.5, and 32.1-122.6:02 of
						the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 542 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE VIRGINIA NURSE PRACTITIONER/NURSE MIDWIFE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Part V - Repayment › Section 12VAC5-542-90 - Repayment of scholarships

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Unless repayment is forgiven as specified in subdivision 6
					 of 12VAC5-542-80 or by special
					 variance as provided in subdivision 5 of
					 12VAC5-542-80, all scholarships
					 shall be repaid to the Commonwealth, either by the recipient's practice as a
					 nurse practitioner or nurse midwife or through cash payments as specified in
					 subdivisions 7 and 8 of
					 12VAC5-542-80.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-122.5, and 32.1-122.6:02 of
						the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 542 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE VIRGINIA NURSE PRACTITIONER/NURSE MIDWIFE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Part V - Repayment › Section 12VAC5-542-100 - Repayment by practice

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It is the intent of the Virginia Nurse Practitioner/Nurse
					 Midwife Scholarship Program that recipients repay their scholarship obligation
					 by practice. Each recipient electing to repay by practice shall notify the
					 commissioner in writing of his proposed practice location not more than 30 days
					 following beginning of employment. Written approval of the practice location
					 will be sent the recipient by the commissioner. A recipient will receive one
					 year of credit toward fulfillment of his scholarship application for each 12
					 months of full-time (minimum of 40 hours per week) continuous practice.
					 Absences from practice in excess of seven weeks per 12-month practice period
					 for maternity leave, illness, vacation, or any other purpose shall not be
					 credited toward repayment and will extend the recipient's total obligation by
					 the number of weeks of excess absence. Any recipient who partially completes a
					 scholarship obligation will be required to fulfill the remainder of the
					 scholarship obligation by cash repayment in accordance with
					 12VAC5-542-110. Credit for partial
					 years of service will be applied toward fulfillment of the scholarship
					 obligation.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-122.5, and 32.1-122.6:02 of
						the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 542 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE VIRGINIA NURSE PRACTITIONER/NURSE MIDWIFE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Part V - Repayment › Section 12VAC5-542-110 - Cash repayment

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Cash repayment by recipients who terminate their contracts
					 prior to the completion of training shall be made in accordance with
					 subdivisions 3 and 4 of
					 12VAC5-542-80 and by recipients
					 who become disabled before fulfilling the practice obligation in accordance
					 with subdivision 5 of
					 12VAC5-542-80. Cash repayments by
					 recipients who otherwise fail or refuse to fulfill their practice obligation
					 shall be made in accordance with subdivisions 7 and 8 of
					 12VAC5-542-80.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-122.5, and 32.1-122.6:02 of
						the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 542 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE VIRGINIA NURSE PRACTITIONER/NURSE MIDWIFE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Part V - Repayment › Section 12VAC5-542-120 - Cash repayment amount

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The full amount to be repaid by a recipient who fails or
					 refuses to fulfill the practice obligation shall be determined in the following
					 manner: the annual amount of the scholarship for the year the recipient
					 obtained the scholarship multiplied by three, plus interest (current bank rate
					 of interest on a similar amount of unsecured debt) calculated from the date of
					 receipt of funds by the recipient until the scholarship is fully paid. Repeat
					 the above calculation for each scholarship that the recipient obtained and add
					 the sums of the calculation to determine the total amount due to be repaid to
					 the Commonwealth.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-122.5, and 32.1-122.6:02 of
						the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 542 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE VIRGINIA NURSE PRACTITIONER/NURSE MIDWIFE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Part V - Repayment › Section 12VAC5-542-130 - Cash repayment schedule

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Any scholarship to be repaid in cash payments due to the
					 recipient's failure to enter into an approved practice shall be repaid within
					 24 months of the date contract obligation should commence. Any scholarship to
					 be repaid in cash payment due after partial repayment by practice shall be paid
					 within 24 months of the recipient's departure from his approved practice.
					 Failure of any recipient to make any payment on his debt of restitution plus
					 interest when it is due shall be cause for the commissioner to refer the debt
					 to the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Virginia for collection. The
					 recipient shall be responsible for any costs of collection as may be provided
					 in Virginia law.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-122.5, and 32.1-122.6:02 of
						the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 542 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE VIRGINIA NURSE PRACTITIONER/NURSE MIDWIFE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Part VI - Records and Reporting › Section 12VAC5-542-140 - Reporting requirements

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Reporting requirements of nurse practitioner/nurse midwife
					 schools and scholarship recipients are as follows:
1. Each nurse practitioner/nurse midwife
				  school shall maintain accurate records of the status of scholarship recipients
				  until the recipients graduate and during any postgraduate year that a
				  scholarship is awarded. The schools shall provide a report listing the academic
				  status of each recipient annually to the Nursing Scholarship
				  Committee.
2. Each scholarship
				  recipient shall, at any time, provide information as requested by the
				  commissioner to verify compliance with the practice requirements of the
				  scholarship contract. The recipient shall report any change of mailing address,
				  change of academic standing, change of intent to fulfill his contractual
				  obligation and any other information which may be relevant to the contract at
				  such time as changes or information may occur. The recipient shall promptly
				  respond with such information as may from time to time be requested by the
				  commissioner.
3. The Nursing
				  Scholarship Committee will report annually to the board the following: number
				  of applicants for scholarships, number of scholarships awarded, number of
				  Virginia residents awarded scholarships, number of minorities and students from
				  medically underserved areas awarded scholarships, total funding awarded, the
				  practice sites of former scholarship recipients, and the number of students
				  making monetary repayment of scholarship with reasons for failure to practice
				  identified.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-122.5, and 32.1-122.6:02 of
						the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 545 - REGULATIONS FOR THE NURSE EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 12VAC5-545-10 - General information

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This chapter has been prepared to familiarize scholarship
				  applicants, deans and directors of nursing programs, and financial aid officers
				  with the Virginia Nurse Educator Scholarship Program. The appropriation act
				  empowers the State Board of Health to promulgate regulations. All scholarships
				  are awarded without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national
				  origin.
All scholarship awards will be made by the commissioner after
				  receiving recommendations from a Nursing Scholarship Advisory Committee
				  appointed by the board.
This chapter sets forth the basis for determining scholarship
				  recipients. The committee will review applications against the set of criteria
				  set forth in this chapter and recommend the scholarship recipients, with due
				  regard given to scholastic attainment, financial need, character, and
				  adaptability to the nurse educator profession.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-122.6:01 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 545 - REGULATIONS FOR THE NURSE EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 12VAC5-545-20 - Definitions

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The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall
				  have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Board" or "Board of Health" means the State Board of
				  Health.
"Commissioner" means the State Health Commissioner.
"Committee" means a group that advises the commissioner on
				  the awarding of the nurse educator scholarships.
"Department" means the department that manages and
				  administers the program.
"Interest" means the prime lending rate as published in the
				  Wall Street Journal on the last day of the month in which the recipient is
				  determined to be in default, plus two percentage points.
"Penalty" means an amount of money equal to one times the
				  amount of all monetary scholarship awards paid to the scholarship
				  recipient.
"Recipient" or "scholarship recipient" means an eligible
				  registered nurse who enters into a contract with the commissioner and receives
				  one or more scholarship awards via the Virginia Nurse Educator Scholarship
				  Program.
"Restitution" means the amount of monetary reimbursement,
				  including repayment of all pertinent scholarship awards plus penalty and
				  applicable interest that will be owed to the Commonwealth of Virginia by a
				  scholarship recipient who is in default of his contractual obligation.
"Teaching service" means to teach as a nurse educator in a
				  Virginia nursing school for two years for each year of a scholarship
				  award.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-122.6:01 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 545 - REGULATIONS FOR THE NURSE EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 12VAC5-545-30 - Administration

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The commissioner shall act as fiscal agent for the board in
				  administration of the scholarship program. The commissioner shall make
				  scholarship awards after receiving the recommendations of the committee.
The committee shall consist of seven members: four faculty
				  members representing nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, or nurse educator
				  education programs; one nurse practitioner currently engaged in practice; one
				  former nurse practitioner or nurse midwife scholarship recipient; and one nurse
				  educator scholarship recipient. If an appointed member is unable to serve, the
				  board shall appoint a replacement. Committee appointments shall be for two
				  years and members may not serve more than two consecutive
				  terms.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-122.6:01 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 545 - REGULATIONS FOR THE NURSE EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 12VAC5-545-40 - Eligible applicants

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To be considered eligible for the Virginia Nurse Educator
				  Scholarship Program, all applicants must meet the following criteria:
1. Be a U.S. citizen;
2. Be a Virginia resident;
3. Be a full-time or part-time student in a
				master's or doctoral level nursing program in Virginia who will complete the
				degree requirements within two years or less;
4. Have submitted a completed
				application;
5. Have submitted all
				other required materials (such as transcript, curriculum vitae, and letters of
				reference); and
6. Have signed and
				submitted a written contract agreeing to serve via teaching in a school of
				nursing in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Priority shall be given to master's degree candidates who
				  will teach at one of the colleges within the Virginia Community College
				  System.
Failure to comply with any of this section will cause the
				  applicant to be ineligible to participate in the Virginia Nurse Educator
				  Scholarship Program. Applicants will be evaluated and ranked by the committee.
				  The committee will forward the names of the recommended award recipients to the
				  commissioner for review and final decision.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-122.6:01 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 545 - REGULATIONS FOR THE NURSE EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 12VAC5-545-50 - Scholarship amount

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The amount available each year for Virginia nurse educator
				  scholarships shall be as provided by the Virginia General Assembly in the
				  appropriation act. Scholarships shall be awarded to the recipients upon or
				  following the recipient's execution of a contract with the commissioner for
				  scholarship repayment.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-122.6:01 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 545 - REGULATIONS FOR THE NURSE EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 12VAC5-545-60 - Distribution of scholarships

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The committee shall inform nursing schools of the
				  availability of the nurse educator scholarships through staff to the committee
				  by March 1 of the same year the scholarship will be awarded. The committee
				  shall convene annually for the purpose of reviewing applications and making
				  recommendations on the awarding of scholarships as funding allows. Scholarship
				  recommendations shall be based upon majority vote of the committee and awards
				  will be made by the commissioner.
Persons dissatisfied with the award or denial of an
				  application to become a scholarship recipient must notify staff to the
				  committee (identified in application materials) within 14 days of receiving
				  notification of the award or denial of an application.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-122.6:01 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 545 - REGULATIONS FOR THE NURSE EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 12VAC5-545-80 - Repayment of scholarships

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Unless repayment is forgiven as specified in
				  12VAC5-545-70, all scholarships
				  shall be repaid to the Commonwealth, either by the recipient's teaching service
				  as a nurse educator or through cash repayments.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-122.6:01 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 545 - REGULATIONS FOR THE NURSE EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 12VAC5-545-90 - Reporting requirements

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Reporting requirements of nursing schools and scholarship
				  recipients are as follows:
1. Each
				nursing school shall maintain accurate records of the status of scholarship
				recipients until the recipients graduate. The schools shall provide a report
				listing the academic status of each recipient annually to the
				committee.
2. Each scholarship
				recipient shall, at any time, provide information as requested by the
				commissioner to verify compliance with the teaching requirements of the
				scholarship contract. The recipient shall report any change of mailing address,
				change of academic standing, change of intent to fulfill his contractual
				obligation, and any other information that may be relevant to the contract at
				such time as changes or information may occur. The recipient shall promptly
				respond with such information as may be requested by the
				commissioner.
3. The committee
				shall report annually to the board the following: number of applicants for
				scholarships, number of scholarships awarded, number of minorities and students
				from medically underserved areas awarded, total funding awarded, teaching sites
				of former scholarship recipients, and number of students making monetary
				repayment of scholarship with reasons for failure to practice
				identified.
4. Monitoring of
				teaching service by recipients shall be conducted on an on-going basis by
				department staff. Teaching service verification forms shall be submitted by the
				recipient to the department semi-annually (every six months) and countersigned
				by a representative of the teaching location or site certifying continuous
				full-time service by recipients.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-122.6:01 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 550 - BOARD OF HEALTH REGULATIONS GOVERNING VITAL RECORDS › Part I - General Information › Section 12VAC5-550-5 - Definitions

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In addition to the words and terms defined in §
					 32.1-249 of the Code of Virginia, the following words and terms when used in
					 this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
"Board" means the State Board of Health.
"Commissioner" means the State Health Commissioner.
"Department" means Virginia Department of Health.
"Immediate family" means a registrant mother, father (name
					 must be shown on the certification), sibling, current spouse and adult
					 children.
"Informant" means person providing information to complete
					 the filing of a vital record in order to document a vital event.
"Midwife" means a registered nurse who has met the
					 additional requirements of education and examination for licensure as a nurse
					 practitioner in the Commonwealth.
"Primary evidence" means valid first-hand documentation
					 established before the registrant's 18th birthday, such as school admission
					 records, physician's records, immunization records, passport, federal census
					 abstracts, baptismal records and insurance applications.
"Registrant" means the person whose personal information is
					 registered and filed in the systems of vital records.
"Secondary evidence" means valid documentation established
					 after the registrant's eighteenth birthday such as marriage records, child's
					 birth certificate, school records, social security records, driver's records,
					 work permit and employment records. Such evidence must be at least five years
					 old.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-250 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 550 - BOARD OF HEALTH REGULATIONS GOVERNING VITAL RECORDS › Part I - General Information › Section 12VAC5-550-20 - Purpose of chapter

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The board has promulgated this chapter to facilitate the
					 vital record registration activities and health statistical services in a
					 manner to ensure the uniform and efficient administration of the system.
					 Required certificates, reports, and forms shall be prescribed, where feasible,
					 to include data collected nationally for the benefit of all citizens. The
					 protection of individual data from casual perusal is essential to the validity
					 of the program as well as a desirable shield of sensitive personal information
					 while providing health statistics for the protection of society as a
					 whole.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-273 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 550 - BOARD OF HEALTH REGULATIONS GOVERNING VITAL RECORDS › Part I - General Information › Section 12VAC5-550-30 - Administration of chapter

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This chapter is administered by the board, the
					 commissioner, and the State Registrar of Vital Records and Health
					 Statistics.
The State Registrar shall carry out the provisions of
					 Chapter 7 (§ 32.1-249 et seq.) of Title 32.1 of the Code of Virginia and
					 the regulations of the board.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-250 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 550 - BOARD OF HEALTH REGULATIONS GOVERNING VITAL RECORDS › Part I - General Information › Section 12VAC5-550-50 - Application of Administrative Process Act

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Except where specifically provided otherwise by statute,
					 the provisions of the Virginia Administrative Process Act, which is codified as
					 Chapter 1.1:1 of Title 9 of the Code of Virginia, shall govern the adoption,
					 amendment, modification, and revision, of this chapter, and the conduct of all
					 proceedings hereunder.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-273 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 550 - BOARD OF HEALTH REGULATIONS GOVERNING VITAL RECORDS › Part I - General Information › Section 12VAC5-550-60 - Powers and procedures of chapter not exclusive

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The board reserves the right to authorize any procedure for
					 the enforcement of this chapter that is not inconsistent with the provisions
					 set forth herein and the provisions of Chapter 7 of Title 32.1 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-273 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 550 - BOARD OF HEALTH REGULATIONS GOVERNING VITAL RECORDS › Part II - Supplies and Forms › Section 12VAC5-550-70 - State Registrar

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The State Registrar shall prepare, print, and supply all
					 blanks and forms to be used in registering, recording, and preserving data of
					 vital records and health statistics or in otherwise carrying out the purpose of
					 the statutes governing vital statistics. He shall prepare and issue such
					 detailed instructions concerning use of all forms, approved electronic media
					 and supplies as may be required to secure the uniform observance of the
					 statutes and the maintenance of an adequate system for the collection,
					 registration, and preservation of data of vital records and health statistics
					 throughout the Commonwealth.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-250 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 550 - BOARD OF HEALTH REGULATIONS GOVERNING VITAL RECORDS › Part II - Supplies and Forms › Section 12VAC5-550-80 - County and city registrars

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County and city registrars shall maintain an adequate
					 supply of all forms and blanks as furnished by the State Registrar in order to
					 furnish required forms and blanks to all registrars and reporting sources
					 within their jurisdiction.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-273 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 550 - BOARD OF HEALTH REGULATIONS GOVERNING VITAL RECORDS › Part II - Supplies and Forms › Section 12VAC5-550-90 - Use of forms

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No forms or electronic media other than those approved and
					 supplied by the State Registrar shall be used for vital event registration. All
					 such forms, records, and reports are property of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
					 As such, they shall be protected from unauthorized use, access, and
					 distribution and shall be surrendered to the State Registrar or his
					 representative upon demand.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-250 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 550 - BOARD OF HEALTH REGULATIONS GOVERNING VITAL RECORDS › Part III - Data Required on Vital Statistics Certificates › Section 12VAC5-550-110 - Death certificate items

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The certificate of death to be used shall be the
					 Certificate of Death, Commonwealth of Virginia, and shall contain the following
					 items: full name of decedent; place of death; usual residence; date of death;
					 sex; hispanic origin, if any, and race; education; date of birth; age;
					 birthplace; citizenship; usual occupation and industry; veteran status; social
					 security number or control number issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles;
					 father's name; mother's maiden name; marital status and name of spouse, if
					 married or widowed; informant's name and relationship to decedent; medical
					 certification of cause of death; autopsy; if female, was there a pregnancy
					 during past three months; and supplementary data concerning death due to
					 external causes; certification of attending physician or medical examiner,
					 including title, address, and date signed; disposition of the body; signature
					 of funeral service licensee; name and address of funeral home; date received by
					 registrar; registrar's signature; registration area and certificate numbers;
					 and state file number.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-250 of the Code of
						Virginia.