| (a) A physician requesting relief services will be
required to submit an application to the department. The application
must be on the forms and in a format prescribed by the department.
(b) The department will review each application to
determine program eligibility and to prioritize community need among
applicants.
(c) Physicians must pay a fee charged by the department
to participate in the program.
(d) A contract will be developed between the department
and the physician requesting relief services, or the department will
require a contract, with specified language, between the community
physician and the relief physician.
(e) The department will pay a relief physician a fair
and equitable rate, using fees collected by the department, for providing
relief services in a qualifying rural community.
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