[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 42CFR62.22]



[Page 363-364]

 

                         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 B_National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program

 

Sec.  62.22  Definitions.



    The definitions in Sec.  62.2 of this part will apply for the 

purpose of this subpart, except for the definition of approved graduate 

training. The following definitions will also apply for purposes of this 

subpart:

    Approved graduate training means a program of graduate training in 

allopathic or osteopathic medicine, dentistry or other health profession 

which (a) leads to eligibility for board certification or which provides 

other evidence of completion, (b) has been approved by the appropriate 

health professions body as determined by the Secretary and (c) is in the 

specialty or type of training specified by the Program participant in 

the Loan Repayment Program Contract or, at the Program participant's 

request and at the Secretary's option, is in a specialty or area of 

training determined by the Secretary to be consistent with the needs of 

the National Health Service Corps.

    Commercial loans means loans made by banks, credit unions, savings 

and loan associations, insurance companies, schools, and other financial 

or credit institutions which are subject to examination and supervision 

in their capacity as lenders by an agency of the United States or of the 

State in which the lender has its principal place of business.

    Educational expenses means the costs of the health professions 

education, exclusive of the tuition, such as fees, books, supplies, and 

educational equipment and materials.

    Government loans means loans which are made by Federal, State, 

county or city agencies which are authorized by law to make such loans.

    Living expenses means the costs of room and board, transportation 

and commuting costs and other costs incurred during an individual's 

attendance at a health professions school.

    Loan Repayment Program means the National Health Service Corps Loan 

Repayment Program authorized by section 338B of the Act (42 U.S.C. 2541-

1).

    Loan Repayment Program Contract means the agreement, which is signed 

by an applicant and the Secretary, for the Loan Repayment Program 

wherein the applicant agrees to accept repayment of health professions 

educational loans and to serve in accordance with the provisions of 

section 338B of the Act and this subpart for a prescribed period of 

obligated service.

    Medically underserved area means health manpower shortage area as 

defined in Sec.  62.2.



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    Program participant means an individual whose application to the 

Loan Repayment Program has been approved and whose contract has been 

accepted and signed by the Secretary.

    Qualifying loans means government and commercial loans for actual 

costs paid for tuition, reasonable educational expenses, and reasonable 

living expenses relating to the obtainment of a degree in allopathic or 

osteopathic medicine, dentistry, or other health profession. Such loans 

must have documentation which is contemporaneous with the training 

received in a health professions school. If health professions 

educational loans are refinanced, the original documentation of the 

loan(s) will be required to be submitted to the Secretary to establish 

the contemporaneous nature of such loans.

    Reasonable educational and living expenses means those educational 

and living expenses which are equal to or less than the sum of the 

school's estimated standard student budgets for educational and living 

expenses for the degree program and for the year(s) during which the 

Program participant is/was enrolled in the school. However, if the 

school attended by the Program participant does/did not have a standard 

student budget or if a Program participant requests repayment for 

educational and living expenses which are in excess of the standard 

student budgets described in the preceding sentence, the Program 

participant must submit documentation, as required by the Secretary, to 

substantiate the reasonableness of all educational and living expenses 

incurred by the Program participant. To the extent that the Secretary 

determines, upon review of the Program participant's documentation, that 

all or a portion of the educational and living expenses are reasonable, 

these expenses will qualify for repayment.