(a) To be eligible for the Board to reserve loan repayment
funds, a physician must:
(1) ensure that the Board or its designee has received
the completed application by the established deadline, which will
be posted on the program web page;
(2) be a U.S. citizen or a Legal Permanent Resident
and, at the time of application, hold a Full Physician License from
the Texas Medical Board, with no restrictions;
(3) not be in postgraduate training, including fellowship;
(4) not be currently fulfilling another obligation
to provide medical services as part of a scholarship agreement, a
student loan agreement, or another student loan repayment agreement;
(5) at the time of the initial application, if the
physician has not earned and maintained board certification, be eligible
to take the exam for board certification from:
(A) an American Specialty Board that is a member of
the American Board of Medical Specialties or the Bureau of Osteopathic
Specialists in a primary care specialty; or
(B) an American Specialty Board that is a member of
the American Board of Medical Specialties or the Bureau of Osteopathic
Specialists.
(6) in the case of physicians qualifying on the basis
of practice in a HPSA, agree to provide four consecutive service periods
in a HPSA.
(b) To be eligible to receive loan repayment assistance,
a physician must:
(1) have completed one, two, three, or four consecutive
service periods in a:
(A) HPSA, serving persons who are:
(i) enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP or both;
(ii) uninsured; and
(iii) enrolled in Medicare, except in the case of pediatricians.
(B) secure correctional facility operated by or under
contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or its successor
or in a secure correctional facility operated by or under contract
with any division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or its
successor, or
(C) location other than a HPSA, if the physician practices
primary (outpatient) care and during the service period has provided
health care services to a designated number of Medicaid or Texas Women's
Health Program enrollees, established in the Board's Memorandum of
Understanding with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission
and posted on the program web page.
(2) for loan repayment based on the fourth service
period, have earned certification from an American Specialty Board
that is a member of the American Board of Medical Specialties or the
Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists in a primary care specialty, or
in a specialty other than primary care if the practice is located
in a HPSA.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §23.66 adopted to be effective February 22, 2016, 41 TexReg 1231; transferred effective December 15, 2016, as published in the Texas Register November 25, 2016, 41 TexReg 9341; amended to be effective November 22, 2020, 45 TexReg 8343 |