[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR62.54]



[Page 368-369]

 

                         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;

    (11) A description of how the State will accord special 

consideration to



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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)