Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 577 - PSYCHIATRY INCENTIVE PROGRAM CODE
Subpart C - PSYCHIATRIC MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Section 577.240 - Scholarship Repayments
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Upon the Illinois licensure of the scholarship recipient to practice as a psychiatric physician, the recipient shall provide psychiatric health care in a designated shortage area of Illinois. The term of this service shall be one year for each academic year he or she received assistance. (Section 10 of the Act)
b) Service as a psychiatric physician shall begin no later than 30 days after the recipient is licensed to practice medicine. The Department shall defer service until the recipient completes a psychiatric care residency. Service shall begin no later than 30 days after the recipient completes the residency.
c) The recipient's internship, residency or other advanced clinical training does not qualify as service repayment of the scholarship obligation.
d) The scholarship recipient shall submit a written request to the Department for approval for a proposed practice location. The Department shall provide approval or disapproval, in the form of a letter, to the scholarship recipient, based on the requirements of this Section. A letter of approval shall include a description of the terms of the service obligation.
e) The scholarship recipient's practice shall meet the following requirements:
f) Scholarship recipients may relocate to another practice location, or practice in more than one location, if the Department grants prior written approval.
g) Scholarship recipients shall enter into a written contract with the Department that describes the terms of the service obligation and contains provisions for enforcement of the contract.
h) Any recipient of assistance under the Act who fails to fulfill his or her obligation to practice full-time in a designated shortage area as a psychiatrist for one year for each year that he or she is a recipient of assistance shall pay to the Department a sum equal to 3 times the amount of the assistance provided for each year that the recipient fails to fulfill such obligation. This sum represents the fair market value of services lost by the State of Illinois. A recipient has 30 days after the date on which that failure begins to enter into a contract with the Department. (Section 40 of the Act)
i) If a scholarship recipient fails to pay monies owed the Department, the Department may refer the matter to the Illinois Attorney General, a collection agency, or a licensed attorney.