R434-40-13. Loan Repayment and Scholarship Grant Service Obligation

  (1) Before receiving an award under the act, the recipient shall enter into a grant agreement with the state agreeing to the conditions upon which the award is to be made.

  (2) The grant agreement shall include necessary conditions to carry out the purposes of the act.

  (3) In exchange for financial assistance under the act, the recipient shall serve for a period established at the time of the award, but which may not be for less than 24 months, in an underserved area at a site approved by the Department.

  (4) The recipient's service in an underserved area at a site approved by the Department retires the amount owed for the award according to the schedule established by the Department at the time of the award.

  (5) Periods of internship, preceptorship, or other clinical training do not satisfy the service obligation under the act.

  (6) A scholarship grant recipient must:

  (a) be a full-time matriculated student and meet the school's requirements to continue in the program and receive an advanced degree within the time specified in the scholarship grant agreement, unless extended pursuant to R434-40-16;

  (b) within three months before and not exceeding one month following graduation or completion of postgraduate training, a scholarship grant recipient shall provide to the Department documented evidence of an approved site's intent to hire him.

  (c) upon completion of schooling or postgraduate training, the scholarship grant recipient must find employment at an approved site.

  (d) obtain an unrestricted license to practice in Utah prior to beginning to fulfill the service obligation at the approved site.

  (e) obtain approval from the Department prior to beginning to fulfill his service obligation at an approved site.

  (f) begin employment at the approved site within three months of graduation or completion of postgraduate training.

  (g) obtain Department approval prior to changing the approved site where he fulfills his service obligation.