| (a) Authority. Authority for this subchapter is provided
in the Texas Education Code, Chapter 61, Subchapter J, Repayment of
Certain Physician Education Loans. These rules establish procedures
to administer the subchapter as prescribed in the Texas Education
Code, §§61.531 - 61.540.
(b) Purpose. The primary purpose of the Physician Education
Loan Repayment Assistance Program is to encourage qualified physicians
to practice medicine in a health professional shortage area designated
by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, and provide
health care services to recipients under the medical assistance program
authorized by the Texas Human Resources Code, Chapter 32, and to enrollees
under the child health plan program authorized by the Texas Health
and Safety Code, Chapter 62.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §23.62 adopted to be effective November 30, 2009, 34 TexReg 8524; amended to be effective November 20, 2013, 38 TexReg 8196; transferred effective December 15, 2016, as published in the Texas Register November 25, 2016, 41 TexReg 9341; amended to be effective November 14, 2024, 49 TexReg 8904 |
