Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 195 - GEORGIA BOARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE
Chapter 195-15 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (PA) LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
Rule 195-15-.05 - Contract Provisions

A. The term of the Physician Assistants for Rural Areas Assistance Program contract will be one year.

B. Awards shall be in an amount determined by the Board at the annual meeting of the Board.

C. Recipients shall provide one year of service in a practice location approved by the Board for each contract.

D. The contract may be renewed up to three times, for a total of four contract years.

E. Annual documentation of the physician assistants practice location and other information is required to be submitted by the recipient in the form of an annual report to the Board.

F. Failure to submit the annual report will eliminate eligibility for contract renewal.

G. Each Physician Assistants for Rural Areas Assistance Program recipient is responsible for keeping the Board apprised of his/her current address and telephone number at all times.

H. The Board has the discretionary power to cancel any contract for cause deemed sufficient by the Board. Upon such cancellation by the Board, two times the total uncredited amount of the loan paid on behalf of the recipient shall at once become due and payable to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce.

I. The Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce is vested with full and complete authority to bring an action in its own name against any recipient for any balance due the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce on any such contract.