[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR62.54]

[Page 361-362]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 62--NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP AND LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart C--Grants for State Loan Repayment Programs
 
Sec. 62.54  What must applications for the State Loan Repayment Program contain?

    (a) An application for a grant under this subpart shall be submitted 
to the Secretary at such time and in such form and manner as the 
Secretary requires.
    (b) The application shall contain a budget and narrative statement 
describing the manner in which the applicant intends to conduct the 
project and carry out the requirements of this subpart. In addition, 
applications must include:
    (1) A description of the State's standards for the designation of 
medically underserved areas, except that no description of designation 
standards will be required if the State elects to use health manpower 
shortage areas designated by the Secretary;
    (2) An assessment of the need and demand in medically underserved 
areas within the State for health professions manpower with special 
emphasis on individuals whose training is in a health profession or 
specialty identified by the Secretary pursuant to Sec. 62.23(b) of this 
part. This assessment should include such demographic indicators of the 
need as the economic accessibility of health care services in the State 
as measured by poverty levels, the percentage of the service area 
population without health insurance, and the health status of the 
population as measured by the rates of infant mortality, low birth 
weight, geographic barriers and other indicators;
    (3) A proposal for the placement of the health profession providers 
in medically underserved areas with the greatest need and demand in 
accordance with the need/demand assessment completed in compliance with 
paragraph (b)(2) of this section;
    (4) Adequate assurances that sufficient current year State funds are 
available to cover the non-Federal share of State Loan Repayment Program 
costs;
    (5) A description of how the program would meet the requirements of 
Sec. 62.55 to demonstrate its similarity to the NHSC Loan Repayment 
program;
    (6) A description of the source of, and plans for the use of, State 
matching funds;
    (7) A description of how the program would be coordinated with 
Federal, State and other organized activities within the State which 
relate to health manpower services and resources;
    (8) Identification of the State entity and key personnel who would 
administer the grant and a description of the qualifications and 
experience of that entity and its personnel concerning the State's 
health service delivery system and health manpower needs;
    (9) A description of the State's plans for administration of the 
State's Loan Repayment Program which may include such provisions as 
annual levels of loan repayment to be made under the program, the number 
of health professionals to be funded, the frequency and timing of the 
loan repayments, program incentives for longer periods of service, 
procedures for monitoring the service of program participants and 
placing professionals in default for failure to complete their service 
obligation, penalties for default, provisions for waivers and 
suspensions, and a description of the contract/obligation process to be 
used by the State to obligate individuals receiving State loan 
repayments;
    (10) A description of the State's need for Federal assistance in 
obtaining health professions resources and demonstrated inability to 
obtain such resources without Federal assistance;

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    (11) A description of how the State will accord special 
consideration to medically underserved areas with large minority 
populations; and
    (12) The signature of an individual authorized to act for the State 
and to assume on behalf of the State the obligations imposed by the 
statute, the applicable regulations of this subpart and any additional 
conditions of the grant.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
0915-0131)