Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 409 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, HEALTH POLICY AND ANALYTICS
Division 36 - HEALTH CARE PROVIDER INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Section 409-036-0080 - Maximum Award Amounts
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 409-036-0080
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Health Care Provider Incentive Program Loan Repayment subsidy recipients are eligible for a maximum loan repayment award in the following manner:
(a) Full-Time Service:
(A) Those with less than $29,000 in
qualifying loan debt are eligible to receive up to 100% of qualifying loan debt
for initial 3-year service obligation, not to exceed the lesser of their total
qualifying loan amount or $20,000.
(B) Those with $29,000 or more in qualifying
loan debt are eligible to receive:
(i) Seventy
percent of the balance owed on qualifying loans upon program entry for an
initial three years of service;
(ii) Eighty percent of the balance owed on
remaining qualifying loans for an additional three years of service;
or
(iii) One hundred percent of the
balance owed on remaining qualifying loans for a final three years of
service.
(iv) A participant may
receive no more than $50,000 in a single year for full-time service.
(b) Part-Time Service:
(A) Those with less than $15,000 in
qualifying loan debt are eligible to receive up to 100% of qualifying loan debt
for initial, or subsequent service obligations, not to exceed the lesser of
their total qualifying loan amount or $10,000.
(B) Those with $15,000 or more in qualifying
loan debt are eligible to receive:
(i)
Thirty-five percent of the balance owed on qualifying loans upon program entry
for an initial three years of service;
(ii) Forty percent of the balance owed on
remaining qualifying loans for an additional three years of service;
or
(iii) Fifty percent of the
balance owed on remaining qualifying loans for a final three years of
service.
(iv) A participant may
receive no more than $25,000 in a single year for part-time service.
(2) Scholarship and Loan Forgiveness recipients are eligible for incentives as follows:
(a) Scholarship
recipients under the Scholars for a Healthy Oregon Initiative at Oregon Health
and Science University shall receive a scholarship covering the entire cost of
tuition and fees for the participant's health care education at the
university.
(b) Students
participating in educational or training programs other than those identified
in 409-036-0080
(3) shall receive a scholarship or loan
forgiveness covering an amount equal to at least half of and up to the entire
cost of tuition and fees for the participant's training in the program in which
they are participating, at the discretion of the sponsoring organization, so
long as the maximum scholarship for each student does not exceed the highest
resident tuition rate at the publicly-funded health professional training
programs in this state.
(3) Insurance Subsidy Recipients. Practitioners in the program who receive an insurance subsidy shall receive a maximum subsidy of:
(a) Eighty percent of the actual premium
charged for physicians specializing in obstetrics and nurse practitioners
certified for obstetric care;
(b)
Sixty percent of the actual premium charged for physicians specializing in
family or general practice who provide obstetrical services;
(c) Forty percent of the actual premium
charged for physicians and nurse practitioners engaging in one or more of the
following practices:
(A) Family practice
without obstetrical services;
(B)
General practice without obstetrical services;
(C) Internal medicine;
(D) Geriatrics;
(E) Pulmonary medicine;
(F) Pediatrics;
(G) General surgery; or
(H) Anesthesiology;
(d) Fifteen percent of the actual premium
charged for physicians and nurse practitioners other than those included in OAR
409-036-0080 (3)(a) to
(c).
(4) Other subsidies. The Authority may provide grants to an organization to support innovative or evidence-based practices for recruitment and retention of health care providers.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 676.454
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 676.454
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