Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
164.7891
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
164.7891(9) requires the
authority to promulgate administrative regulations for administration of the
Osteopathic Medicine Scholarship Program. This administrative regulation
establishes the obligation of the scholarship recipient and the school of
osteopathic medicine to notify the authority of a change in enrollment status,
employment in a qualified service position, and change of name or
address.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Authority" is defined in
KRS
164.740(1).
(2) "Full-time practice in the Commonwealth
of Kentucky as a licensed doctor of osteopathy for a majority of the calendar
year" means practicing in a qualified field for at least 2000 hours per
calendar year.
(3) "Qualified
field" means family practice, general practice, general internal medicine,
general pediatrics, general obstetrics or gynecology.
(4) "Qualified service" is defined in
KRS
164.7891(3)(c).
Section 2. A scholarship recipient shall
notify the authority in writing within thirty (30) days of:
(1) Cessation of full-time enrollment in the
osteopathic medicine program;
(2)
Commencement or cessation of an internship leading to licensure in the
Commonwealth of Kentucky to provide qualified service;
(3) Completion or failure to complete a
residency requirement in a qualified field;
(4) Licensure to practice osteopathic
medicine in the Commonwealth of Kentucky;
(5) Failure to obtain a license to practice
osteopathic medicine in the Commonwealth of Kentucky;
(6) Employment in a qualified service
position;
(7) Failure, within 180
days following licensure to practice osteopathic medicine in the Commonwealth
of Kentucky, to obtain employment in full-time practice in the Commonwealth of
Kentucky as a licensed doctor of osteopathy for a majority of the calendar year
in a qualified field; or
(8) Change
of name, permanent home address, or place of employment.
Section 3. The school of osteopathic medicine
shall notify the authority in writing within thirty (30) days of learning that
an Osteopathic Medicine Scholarship recipient:
(1) Ceases to be enrolled on a full-time
basis at the school of osteopathic medicine;
(2) Commences or fails to complete an
internship leading to licensure to provide qualified service; or
(3) Commences or fails to complete a
residency requirement.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
164.748(4),
164.7891(9)
