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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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EDUCATION CODE |
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Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION |
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Subtitle B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION |
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Chapter 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD |
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Subchapter J. REPAYMENT OF CERTAIN PHYSICIAN EDUCATION LOANS |
Sec. 61.532. ELIGIBILITY
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To be eligible to receive repayment assistance, a physician must:
(1) apply to the coordinating board;
(2) at the time of application, be licensed to practice medicine under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code;
(3) have completed one, two, three, or four consecutive years of practice in a health professional shortage area designated by the Department of State Health Services; and
(4) provide health care services to:
(A) recipients under the medical assistance program authorized by Chapter 32, Human Resources Code;
(B) enrollees under the child health plan program authorized by Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code; or
(C) persons committed to a secure correctional facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Youth Commission or persons confined in a secure correctional facility operated by or under contract with any division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.