| (a) A health professional shall be in breach of contract
if the health professional:
(1) does not provide the required services in the qualifying
community or provides those services for less than the required term;
or
(2) fails to meet any condition of the contract or
this division.
(b) A health professional found to be in breach of
contract is liable to the department for:
(1) the total amount of assistance the health professional
received from the department and the medically underserved community;
(2) interest on that amount at a rate set by the department;
(3) the state's reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining
payment, including a reasonable attorney's fees; and
(4) a penalty as established by the department.
(c) Interest assessed may be up to the highest rate
allowed by law and shall commence with the date of the first disbursement.
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