Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 351 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM
Section 11-351-7 - Application procedures
Current through February, 2024
(a) All persons applying for loans shall utilize the loan application form provided by the department upon request.
(b) The application form shall be submitted to the department at least ninety days prior to the start of the up academic semester.
(c) Applicants are required to submit a written confirmation from an accredited degree-granting university, college, or nursing institution in Hawai'i confirming the applicant is either a current student or will be commencing studies in the upcoming academic semester.
(d) In the event that no accredited specialized nursing educational programs are available in Hawai'i, the dir consultation with the loan advisory committee, shall give consideration for loan approval to fund training at an accredited degree-granting or certificate-granting university, college, or nursing institution outside the State of Hawai'i.
(e) Applicants shall submit official copies of their college transcripts to the department. (First term college students shall provide high school transcripts.)
(f) Applicants shall submit a written essay on the applicant's personal and professional goals using the form provided by the department.
(g) Applicants shall make a commitment, in a written notarized form provided by the department, to work as a registered nurse in Hawaii for a minimum of three years immediately following obtaining a license under chapter 457, Hawai'i Revised Statutes.
(h) At the discretion of the loan advisory committee, applicants may be subject to a credit verification and will be notified of this credit verification check when applying for the loan.
(i) The "Nursing Student Loan Program General Application Information and Instructions" comprised of the Application for Student Nursing Student Loan Application and the Notice of Intent, all dated 9/17/91, located at the end of this chapter, are made a part of this section.
(j) Only loan applications meeting all the requirements of this section shall be considered complete and eligible for review pursuant to this chapter. It shall be solely the applicant's responsibility to submit a completed loan application. Incomplete loan applications shall not be eligible for review.
