Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 19, March 20, 2024
(1)
Selection criteria. All completed applications received on or
before the published deadline will be considered for funding. To the extent
possible, an equal number of new advanced registered nurse practitioners, nurse
educators, physician assistants, and registered nurses will be offered awards
based on the availability of appropriated funds. In the event that funding is
insufficient to award all eligible applicants within an occupation category,
criteria for selection of eligible applicants within each occupation category
will be prioritized as follows:
a. Renewal
status. The priority status of the applicant in the first year funding is
received will be retained for renewal in priority determinations in future
years as long as the applicant continues to meet the criteria in rule
283-26.3 (261). Applicants
within this category are prioritized as follows:
(1) Eligible applicants who are Iowa
residents and eligible applicants who are members of the Iowa national guard,
if requested by the adjutant general;
(2) Date of application;
b. Students in the final year of a degree
program leading to a license to practice in a specified occupation under this
chapter who are Iowa residents or who are members of the Iowa national guard,
if requested by the adjutant general; and advanced registered nurse
practitioners and registered nurses who agree to begin practice as nurse
educators on at least a part-time basis and who are Iowa residents or members
of the Iowa national guard, if requested by the adjutant general. Applicants
within this category are prioritized by date of application;
c. Iowa residents or members of the Iowa
national guard, if requested by the adjutant general, who are licensed to
practice in a specified occupation under this chapter and who agree to work in
a service commitment area but who are not employed in a service commitment area
at the time of application. Applicants within this category are prioritized by
date of application;
d. The most
recent graduates of a degree program leading to a license to practice in a
specified occupation under this chapter or leading to the qualification to be a
nurse educator, with the most recent academic year graduates given priority,
who are Iowa residents or members of the Iowa national guard, if requested by
the adjutant general. Applicants within this category are prioritized by date
of application;
e. Students in the
final year of a degree program leading to a license to practice in a specified
occupation under this chapter who are neither Iowa residents nor members of the
Iowa national guard requested by the adjutant general; and advanced registered
nurse practitioners and registered nurses who agree to begin practice as nurse
educators on at least a part-time basis and who are neither Iowa residents nor
members of the Iowa national guard requested by the adjutant general.
Applicants within this category are prioritized by date of
application;
f. Individuals who are
neither Iowa residents nor members of the Iowa national guard requested by the
adjutant general but who are licensed to practice in a specified occupation
under this chapter, and who agree to work in a service commitment area but are
not employed in a service commitment area at the time of application.
Applicants within this category are prioritized by date of
application;
g. The most recent
graduates of a degree program leading to a license to practice in a specified
occupation under this chapter or leading to the qualification to be a nurse
educator, who are neither Iowa residents nor members of the Iowa national guard
requested by the adjutant general, with the most recent academic year graduates
given priority. Applicants within this category are prioritized by date of
application.
(2)
Applicants who are members of the Iowa national guard requested by the
adjutant general. Applicants who are members of the Iowa national
guard, if requested by the adjutant general, are subject to the following
provisions:
a. Members of the Iowa national
guard are exempt from the service commitment area requirement, and
b. Members of the Iowa national guard must
have satisfactorily completed required guard training and must maintain
satisfactory performance of guard duty.
(3)
Annual award. The
maximum annual award shall be $6,000.
(4)
Extent of award.
Eligible applicants may receive an award for no more than five consecutive
years. Eligible applicants who fail to receive awards in consecutive years will
not be considered for subsequent years of awards.
(5)
Disbursement of funds.
a. Awards will be disbursed upon completion
of the year for which the award was approved and upon certification from the
employer that the advanced registered nurse practitioner, nurse educator,
physician assistant, or registered nurse was employed full-time, as defined by
the employer, during the entire year and completed the year in good
standing.
b. Awards will be
distributed directly to the eligible applicant.
