Sec. 487.252. TEXAS HEALTH SERVICE CORPS PROGRAM

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(a) The board shall establish a program in the department to assist communities in recruiting and retaining physicians to practice in medically underserved areas.
(b) The board by rule shall establish:
(1) eligibility criteria for applicants;
(2) stipend application procedures;
(3) guidelines relating to stipend amounts;
(4) procedures for evaluating stipend applications; and
(5) a system of priorities relating to the:
(A) geographic areas covered;
(B) medical specialties eligible to receive funding under the program; and
(C) level of stipend support.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1424, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1241 , Sec. 32, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 , Sec. 48, eff. September 1, 2009.

                    
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