CHAPTER 43-29.1VETERINARIAN LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM43-29.1-01. Loan repayment program - Veterinarians - Maximum amount of funds.Each year the state health council, in consultation with the state board of animal health, shall<br>select from a pool of applicants no more than three veterinarians who shall provide food animal<br>veterinary medicine services to communities in this state.The veterinarians are eligible toreceive up to eighty thousand dollars in loan repayment funds. If the state health council accepts<br>any gifts, grants, or donations under this chapter, the council may select additional veterinarians<br>for participation in the loan repayment program under this chapter.43-29.1-02.Loan repayment program - Veterinarians - Powers of state healthcouncil. The state health council may:1.Determine the eligibility and qualifications of an applicant for loan repayment funds<br>under this chapter.2.Identify communities that are in need of a veterinarian and establish a priority<br>ranking for participation in the program by the selected communities.3.Create and distribute a loan repayment application.4.Determine the amount of the loan repayment funds for which a veterinarian is<br>eligible under this chapter and, in making this determination, examine any<br>outstanding education loans incurred by the applicant.5.Establish conditions regarding the use of the loan repayment funds.6.Enter a nonrenewable contract with the veterinarian and the selected community to<br>provide to the veterinarian funds for the repayment of education loans in exchange<br>for the veterinarian agreeing to actively practice in the selected community.7.Receive and use funds appropriated for the program.8.Enforce any contract under the program.9.Cancel a contract for reasonable cause.10.Participate in federal programs that support the repayment of education loans<br>incurred by veterinarians and agree to the conditions of the federal programs.11.Accept property from an entity.12.Cooperate with the state department of health to effectuate this chapter.43-29.1-03. Veterinarian selection criteria - Eligibility for loan repayment.1.In establishing the criteria regarding a veterinarian's eligibility for loan repayment<br>funds under this chapter, the state health council shall:a.Consider the veterinarian's training in food animal veterinary medicine, ability<br>and willingness of the veterinarian to engage in food animal veterinary<br>medicine, and the extent to which such services are needed in a selected<br>community.b.Consider the veterinarian's commitment to serve in a community that is in need<br>of a veterinarian.Page No. 1c.Consider the compatibility of the veterinarian with a selected community.d.Consider the date by which the veterinarian would be available for service to<br>the selected community.e.Consider the veterinarian's competence and professional conduct.f.Give priority to a veterinarian on whose behalf state-funded student support<br>fees have not been paid.2.A veterinarian who is selected to receive loan repayment funds under this chapter:a.Must have graduated from an accredited college of veterinary medicine; andb.Must be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state.3.Veterinarians selected shall contract to provide full-time veterinary medicine services<br>for two, three, or four years in one or more selected communities.43-29.1-04. Community selection criteria.1.In selecting a community with a defined need for the services of a veterinarian, the<br>health council shall consider:a.The size of the community and give priority:(1)First to rural communities having a population under five thousand;(2)Second to communities having a population between five thousand and<br>ten thousand; and(3)Third to communities having a population greater than ten thousand.b.The number of veterinarians practicing in the community and the surrounding<br>area.c.The access by residents to veterinarians practicing in the community and the<br>surrounding area.d.The degree to which residents support the addition of a veterinarian within the<br>community.2.The state health council shall give priority for participation to a community that<br>demonstrates a need for a veterinarian.3.In evaluating communities for participation in this program, the state health council<br>may consult with public and private entities and visit the communities.43-29.1-05. Eligible loans. The state health council may provide for loan repaymentfunds to a veterinarian who has received an education loan. The council may not provide funds<br>for the repayment of a loan that is in default at the time of the application. The amount of the<br>repayment must be related to the veterinarian's outstanding education loans.43-29.1-06. Release from contract obligation.1.The state health council shall release a veterinarian from the veterinarian's loan<br>repayment contract without penalty if:a.The veterinarian has completed the service requirements of the contract;Page No. 2b.The veterinarian is unable to complete the service requirement of the contract<br>because of a permanent physical disability;c.The veterinarian demonstrates to the state health council extreme hardship or<br>shows other good cause justifying the release; ord.The veterinarian dies.2.A decision by the state health council not to release a veterinarian from the<br>veterinarian's loan repayment contract without penalty is reviewable by district court.43-29.1-07. Loan repayment. Upon completing six months of the first year of service,as required by the contract, the veterinarian is eligible to receive a loan payment in an amount up<br>to fifteen thousand dollars.Upon completing a second year of service, as required by thecontract, the veterinarian is eligible to receive a loan payment in an amount up to fifteen<br>thousand dollars.Upon completing a third year of service, as required by the contract, theveterinarian is eligible to receive a loan payment in an amount up to twenty-five thousand dollars.<br>Upon completing a fourth year of service, as required by the contract, the veterinarian is eligible<br>to receive a loan payment in an amount up to twenty-five thousand dollars. All payments under<br>this section must be made to the issuer of the student loan. No individual may receive more than<br>eighty thousand dollars under this section. If an individual fails to complete an entire year of<br>service, the amount repayable under this section for that year must be prorated.43-29.1-08.Gifts, grants, and donations - Continuing appropriation.The statehealth council may accept any conditional or unconditional gifts, grants, or donations for the<br>purpose of providing funds for the repayment of veterinarians' education loans.If an entitydesires to provide funds to the state health council to allow an expansion of the program beyond<br>the three veterinarians contemplated by this chapter, the entity shall commit to fund fully the<br>expansion for a period of four years. The state health council may contract with a public or<br>private entity and may expend any moneys available to the council to obtain matching funds for<br>the purposes of this chapter. During the 2007-09 biennium, the state department of health may<br>receive no more than seven percent of the appropriated moneys and the state veterinarian may<br>receive no more than three percent of the appropriated moneys for administration of the loan<br>repayment program. All moneys received as gifts, grants, or donations under this section are<br>appropriated as a continuing appropriation to the state health council for the purpose of providing<br>funds for the repayment of additional veterinarians' education loans.Page No. 3Document Outlinechapter 43-29.1 veterinarian loan repayment program
CHAPTER 43-29.1VETERINARIAN LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM43-29.1-01. Loan repayment program - Veterinarians - Maximum amount of funds.Each year the state health council, in consultation with the state board of animal health, shall<br>select from a pool of applicants no more than three veterinarians who shall provide food animal<br>veterinary medicine services to communities in this state.The veterinarians are eligible toreceive up to eighty thousand dollars in loan repayment funds. If the state health council accepts<br>any gifts, grants, or donations under this chapter, the council may select additional veterinarians<br>for participation in the loan repayment program under this chapter.43-29.1-02.Loan repayment program - Veterinarians - Powers of state healthcouncil. The state health council may:1.Determine the eligibility and qualifications of an applicant for loan repayment funds<br>under this chapter.2.Identify communities that are in need of a veterinarian and establish a priority<br>ranking for participation in the program by the selected communities.3.Create and distribute a loan repayment application.4.Determine the amount of the loan repayment funds for which a veterinarian is<br>eligible under this chapter and, in making this determination, examine any<br>outstanding education loans incurred by the applicant.5.Establish conditions regarding the use of the loan repayment funds.6.Enter a nonrenewable contract with the veterinarian and the selected community to<br>provide to the veterinarian funds for the repayment of education loans in exchange<br>for the veterinarian agreeing to actively practice in the selected community.7.Receive and use funds appropriated for the program.8.Enforce any contract under the program.9.Cancel a contract for reasonable cause.10.Participate in federal programs that support the repayment of education loans<br>incurred by veterinarians and agree to the conditions of the federal programs.11.Accept property from an entity.12.Cooperate with the state department of health to effectuate this chapter.43-29.1-03. Veterinarian selection criteria - Eligibility for loan repayment.1.In establishing the criteria regarding a veterinarian's eligibility for loan repayment<br>funds under this chapter, the state health council shall:a.Consider the veterinarian's training in food animal veterinary medicine, ability<br>and willingness of the veterinarian to engage in food animal veterinary<br>medicine, and the extent to which such services are needed in a selected<br>community.b.Consider the veterinarian's commitment to serve in a community that is in need<br>of a veterinarian.Page No. 1c.Consider the compatibility of the veterinarian with a selected community.d.Consider the date by which the veterinarian would be available for service to<br>the selected community.e.Consider the veterinarian's competence and professional conduct.f.Give priority to a veterinarian on whose behalf state-funded student support<br>fees have not been paid.2.A veterinarian who is selected to receive loan repayment funds under this chapter:a.Must have graduated from an accredited college of veterinary medicine; andb.Must be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state.3.Veterinarians selected shall contract to provide full-time veterinary medicine services<br>for two, three, or four years in one or more selected communities.43-29.1-04. Community selection criteria.1.In selecting a community with a defined need for the services of a veterinarian, the<br>health council shall consider:a.The size of the community and give priority:(1)First to rural communities having a population under five thousand;(2)Second to communities having a population between five thousand and<br>ten thousand; and(3)Third to communities having a population greater than ten thousand.b.The number of veterinarians practicing in the community and the surrounding<br>area.c.The access by residents to veterinarians practicing in the community and the<br>surrounding area.d.The degree to which residents support the addition of a veterinarian within the<br>community.2.The state health council shall give priority for participation to a community that<br>demonstrates a need for a veterinarian.3.In evaluating communities for participation in this program, the state health council<br>may consult with public and private entities and visit the communities.43-29.1-05. Eligible loans. The state health council may provide for loan repaymentfunds to a veterinarian who has received an education loan. The council may not provide funds<br>for the repayment of a loan that is in default at the time of the application. The amount of the<br>repayment must be related to the veterinarian's outstanding education loans.43-29.1-06. Release from contract obligation.1.The state health council shall release a veterinarian from the veterinarian's loan<br>repayment contract without penalty if:a.The veterinarian has completed the service requirements of the contract;Page No. 2b.The veterinarian is unable to complete the service requirement of the contract<br>because of a permanent physical disability;c.The veterinarian demonstrates to the state health council extreme hardship or<br>shows other good cause justifying the release; ord.The veterinarian dies.2.A decision by the state health council not to release a veterinarian from the<br>veterinarian's loan repayment contract without penalty is reviewable by district court.43-29.1-07. Loan repayment. Upon completing six months of the first year of service,as required by the contract, the veterinarian is eligible to receive a loan payment in an amount up<br>to fifteen thousand dollars.Upon completing a second year of service, as required by thecontract, the veterinarian is eligible to receive a loan payment in an amount up to fifteen<br>thousand dollars.Upon completing a third year of service, as required by the contract, theveterinarian is eligible to receive a loan payment in an amount up to twenty-five thousand dollars.<br>Upon completing a fourth year of service, as required by the contract, the veterinarian is eligible<br>to receive a loan payment in an amount up to twenty-five thousand dollars. All payments under<br>this section must be made to the issuer of the student loan. No individual may receive more than<br>eighty thousand dollars under this section. If an individual fails to complete an entire year of<br>service, the amount repayable under this section for that year must be prorated.43-29.1-08.Gifts, grants, and donations - Continuing appropriation.The statehealth council may accept any conditional or unconditional gifts, grants, or donations for the<br>purpose of providing funds for the repayment of veterinarians' education loans.If an entitydesires to provide funds to the state health council to allow an expansion of the program beyond<br>the three veterinarians contemplated by this chapter, the entity shall commit to fund fully the<br>expansion for a period of four years. The state health council may contract with a public or<br>private entity and may expend any moneys available to the council to obtain matching funds for<br>the purposes of this chapter. During the 2007-09 biennium, the state department of health may<br>receive no more than seven percent of the appropriated moneys and the state veterinarian may<br>receive no more than three percent of the appropriated moneys for administration of the loan<br>repayment program. All moneys received as gifts, grants, or donations under this section are<br>appropriated as a continuing appropriation to the state health council for the purpose of providing<br>funds for the repayment of additional veterinarians' education loans.Page No. 3Document Outlinechapter 43-29.1 veterinarian loan repayment program
CHAPTER 43-29.1VETERINARIAN LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM43-29.1-01. Loan repayment program - Veterinarians - Maximum amount of funds.Each year the state health council, in consultation with the state board of animal health, shall<br>select from a pool of applicants no more than three veterinarians who shall provide food animal<br>veterinary medicine services to communities in this state.The veterinarians are eligible toreceive up to eighty thousand dollars in loan repayment funds. If the state health council accepts<br>any gifts, grants, or donations under this chapter, the council may select additional veterinarians<br>for participation in the loan repayment program under this chapter.43-29.1-02.Loan repayment program - Veterinarians - Powers of state healthcouncil. The state health council may:1.Determine the eligibility and qualifications of an applicant for loan repayment funds<br>under this chapter.2.Identify communities that are in need of a veterinarian and establish a priority<br>ranking for participation in the program by the selected communities.3.Create and distribute a loan repayment application.4.Determine the amount of the loan repayment funds for which a veterinarian is<br>eligible under this chapter and, in making this determination, examine any<br>outstanding education loans incurred by the applicant.5.Establish conditions regarding the use of the loan repayment funds.6.Enter a nonrenewable contract with the veterinarian and the selected community to<br>provide to the veterinarian funds for the repayment of education loans in exchange<br>for the veterinarian agreeing to actively practice in the selected community.7.Receive and use funds appropriated for the program.8.Enforce any contract under the program.9.Cancel a contract for reasonable cause.10.Participate in federal programs that support the repayment of education loans<br>incurred by veterinarians and agree to the conditions of the federal programs.11.Accept property from an entity.12.Cooperate with the state department of health to effectuate this chapter.43-29.1-03. Veterinarian selection criteria - Eligibility for loan repayment.1.In establishing the criteria regarding a veterinarian's eligibility for loan repayment<br>funds under this chapter, the state health council shall:a.Consider the veterinarian's training in food animal veterinary medicine, ability<br>and willingness of the veterinarian to engage in food animal veterinary<br>medicine, and the extent to which such services are needed in a selected<br>community.b.Consider the veterinarian's commitment to serve in a community that is in need<br>of a veterinarian.Page No. 1c.Consider the compatibility of the veterinarian with a selected community.d.Consider the date by which the veterinarian would be available for service to<br>the selected community.e.Consider the veterinarian's competence and professional conduct.f.Give priority to a veterinarian on whose behalf state-funded student support<br>fees have not been paid.2.A veterinarian who is selected to receive loan repayment funds under this chapter:a.Must have graduated from an accredited college of veterinary medicine; andb.Must be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state.3.Veterinarians selected shall contract to provide full-time veterinary medicine services<br>for two, three, or four years in one or more selected communities.43-29.1-04. Community selection criteria.1.In selecting a community with a defined need for the services of a veterinarian, the<br>health council shall consider:a.The size of the community and give priority:(1)First to rural communities having a population under five thousand;(2)Second to communities having a population between five thousand and<br>ten thousand; and(3)Third to communities having a population greater than ten thousand.b.The number of veterinarians practicing in the community and the surrounding<br>area.c.The access by residents to veterinarians practicing in the community and the<br>surrounding area.d.The degree to which residents support the addition of a veterinarian within the<br>community.2.The state health council shall give priority for participation to a community that<br>demonstrates a need for a veterinarian.3.In evaluating communities for participation in this program, the state health council<br>may consult with public and private entities and visit the communities.43-29.1-05. Eligible loans. The state health council may provide for loan repaymentfunds to a veterinarian who has received an education loan. The council may not provide funds<br>for the repayment of a loan that is in default at the time of the application. The amount of the<br>repayment must be related to the veterinarian's outstanding education loans.43-29.1-06. Release from contract obligation.1.The state health council shall release a veterinarian from the veterinarian's loan<br>repayment contract without penalty if:a.The veterinarian has completed the service requirements of the contract;Page No. 2b.The veterinarian is unable to complete the service requirement of the contract<br>because of a permanent physical disability;c.The veterinarian demonstrates to the state health council extreme hardship or<br>shows other good cause justifying the release; ord.The veterinarian dies.2.A decision by the state health council not to release a veterinarian from the<br>veterinarian's loan repayment contract without penalty is reviewable by district court.43-29.1-07. Loan repayment. Upon completing six months of the first year of service,as required by the contract, the veterinarian is eligible to receive a loan payment in an amount up<br>to fifteen thousand dollars.Upon completing a second year of service, as required by thecontract, the veterinarian is eligible to receive a loan payment in an amount up to fifteen<br>thousand dollars.Upon completing a third year of service, as required by the contract, theveterinarian is eligible to receive a loan payment in an amount up to twenty-five thousand dollars.<br>Upon completing a fourth year of service, as required by the contract, the veterinarian is eligible<br>to receive a loan payment in an amount up to twenty-five thousand dollars. All payments under<br>this section must be made to the issuer of the student loan. No individual may receive more than<br>eighty thousand dollars under this section. If an individual fails to complete an entire year of<br>service, the amount repayable under this section for that year must be prorated.43-29.1-08.Gifts, grants, and donations - Continuing appropriation.The statehealth council may accept any conditional or unconditional gifts, grants, or donations for the<br>purpose of providing funds for the repayment of veterinarians' education loans.If an entitydesires to provide funds to the state health council to allow an expansion of the program beyond<br>the three veterinarians contemplated by this chapter, the entity shall commit to fund fully the<br>expansion for a period of four years. The state health council may contract with a public or<br>private entity and may expend any moneys available to the council to obtain matching funds for<br>the purposes of this chapter. During the 2007-09 biennium, the state department of health may<br>receive no more than seven percent of the appropriated moneys and the state veterinarian may<br>receive no more than three percent of the appropriated moneys for administration of the loan<br>repayment program. All moneys received as gifts, grants, or donations under this section are<br>appropriated as a continuing appropriation to the state health council for the purpose of providing<br>funds for the repayment of additional veterinarians' education loans.Page No. 3Document Outlinechapter 43-29.1 veterinarian loan repayment program
