16-47-79
Section 16-47-79 Repayment of loans. (a) Scholarships extended under subdivisions (1)
and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 16-47-78 shall be repaid following graduation
either in cash as is provided under subsection (b) or under the terms of a contract to serve
in a needy area in Alabama for a term to be specified by the board as provided in subsection
(c). Any moneys received from recipients in repayment of a scholarship loan under subsections
(b) and (c) shall upon receipt thereof be retained by the Board of Scholarship Awards to be
used for funding of future scholarships. The board shall establish a separate fund for these
purposes. (b) Scholarship loans to be repaid under this subsection shall be repaid to the
Board of Dental Scholarship Awards in full at an interest rate of six percent per annum from
the date of graduation from dental school. Payments are to be made annually, the first of
which is due one year after the recipient enters the practice of dentistry or one year after...

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34-22-63
Section 34-22-63 Repayment of loans; service contracts. (a) Scholarships extended under
subdivision (1) of Section 34-22-62 shall be repaid following graduation, either in
cash as is provided under subsection (b) or under terms of a contract to serve in a needy
area in Alabama for a term to be specified by the board as provided in subsection (c). Any
moneys received from recipients in repayment of a scholarship loan under subsections (b) and
(c) shall upon receipt thereof be retained by the Board of Optometric Scholarship Awards to
be used for the funding of future scholarships. The board shall establish a separate fund
for these purposes. (b) Scholarship loans to be repaid under this subsection shall be repaid
to the Board of Optometric Scholarship Awards in full at an interest rate determined by the
board from the date of graduation from the optometry school, and payments are to be made annually,
the first of which is due one year after the recipient enters the practice of optometry...

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16-47-124
Section 16-47-124 Types of awards. There shall be two types of awards as follows: (1)
LOANS. A number of loans equal in number to 20 percent of the student body of the medical
schools in the State of Alabama, each in an amount of up to the average cost of tuition, fees,
and living expenses, as set forth in the current catalogs of the University of Alabama School
of Medicine or the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, for the year of each enrollment.
These loans shall be available to any resident of Alabama of good character who has been accepted
for matriculation by one of the medical schools of Alabama preference being given to those
applicants who can show an economic need, and who commit in writing to practice in a rural
area in a generalists specialty as determined by the board. The board may, in its discretion,
permit students to apply for a loan under this subdivision in any scholastic year and for
any previously completed scholastic year of medical education. These...
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16-47-80
Section 16-47-80 Contractual agreement of recipients; penalties for breach. (a) Each
recipient of a scholarship loan under the provisions of this article shall enter into a contract
with the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards whereby he or she agrees to repay the scholarship
loan in a manner prescribed by the board not inconsistent with any provision of this article.
Breach of contract by the recipient shall make him or her immediately liable for the unpaid
balance of the loan and shall constitute a ground for the revocation of his or her certificate
or license to practice dentistry in the State of Alabama. In the event of death or total and
permanent disability of the recipient to engage in the practice of dentistry, repayment of
the loan may be excused by the board. The Attorney General of Alabama, upon request of the
Board of Dental Scholarship Awards, shall institute proceedings in the name of the state for
the purpose of recovering any amount due the state under the provisions of...
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16-47-220
Section 16-47-220 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words
shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AREA
OF CRITICAL NEED. An area with a critical need for more physician's assistants, as determined
by the board, where participants may work to repay loans received under the program. (2) BOARD.
The Alabama Board of Medical Scholarship Awards created in Section 16-47-121. (3) PARTICIPANT.
Any person awarded a loan under the program. (4) PROGRAM. The Alabama Physician's Assistants
Service Program. (Act 2016-318, §1.)...
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16-47-222
Section 16-47-222 Applications and awards; repayment of loans. (a) The board shall establish
and award, according to the judgment of the board, loans to provide for the training of qualified
applicants for admission or students in any accredited master's degree program for physician
assistant studies at a medical school or college. The board may permit eligible people to
apply for a loan under the Alabama Physician's Assistants Service Program in any scholastic
year and for any previously completed scholastic year. The board's awarding of loans shall
be done after consultation with the physician's assistant advisory committee of the Alabama
Board of Medical Examiners. (b) The board may award to an eligible person a loan or loans
totaling in value as much as the average in-state tuition and required fees charged at public
institutions in Alabama for completing on time a master's degree program for physician assistant
studies. But a loan or loans may be awarded only to people who have...
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16-47-78
Section 16-47-78 Types of scholarships; disposition of funds; operation of programs.
(a) The board shall establish four types of scholarships as follows: (1) A number of loans
equal to 20 percent of the number of students enrolled in the University of Alabama School
of Dentistry, based on the economic need and scholastic ability of the applicant, in an amount
not to exceed the annual tuition per annum or four times that amount over a four-year period,
shall be available to any bona fide resident of Alabama of good character who has been accepted
for matriculation by the University of Alabama School of Dentistry or any other educational
institution accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.
This section shall also apply to graduate students at the discretion of the board.
(2) A number of nonrefundable merit scholarship awards equal in number to five percent of
the number of students enrolled in the University of Alabama School of Dentistry,...
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16-47-77
Section 16-47-77 Board of Dental Scholarship Awards - Powers and duties. The Board of
Dental Scholarship awards shall have power and authority to make reasonable rules and regulations
not inconsistent with the laws of this state as may be necessary for the regulation of its
proceedings and for the discharge of the duties imposed on it. The board shall receive and
review all applications for scholarship loans and awards, and for loans awarded under the
Alabama Dental Service Program, shall make a careful and thorough investigation of the ability,
character, and qualifications of each applicant, and shall be responsible for the further
administration of the scholarship loans and awards and of the program, subject to the provisions
of this article. Also, the board annually shall report on the condition and accomplishments
of the program to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, President Pro-Tem
of the Senate and the chairs of the House and Senate health committees. The...
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16-47-81
Section 16-47-81 Localities in need of dentists. Any incorporated or unincorporated
municipality or locality in the state having a population of less than 100,000 desiring additional
dentists and wishing to be designated as a locality needing additional dentists may apply
to the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards to be placed on a list of localities in need of
additional dentists, which shall be maintained by the board. Such application may be made
either by the municipal governing body or by a petition signed by at least one twentieth of
the qualified electors of the municipality or locality. If the Board of Dental Scholarship
Awards determines that such locality is in need of dentists, it shall place the locality on
the list of localities in need of dentists from which recipients of scholarships may upon
graduation select an area in which to practice. In compiling and maintaining the list, the
board may place any locality thereon which, in its opinion, needs additional dentists. A...

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16-47-127
Section 16-47-127 Agreement by recipients to practice in certain areas; immediate liability
upon default; penalty provisions; proceedings for recovery of amount due; death, disability
may excuse repayment. (a) Each recipient of a loan under this division shall enter into an
agreement with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards whereby the recipient agrees to practice
in an area as defined in Section 16-47-126. In the event of a default or other breach
of contract by the recipient of loans provided under this division, or other termination of
contract prior to the completion of the period of medical education and training, the individual
shall be liable for immediate repayment of the total principal loan amount plus interest at
the rate of eight percent accruing from the date of default or termination and an additional
penalty as specified: (1) For default or termination of a loan for one scholastic year, a
penalty equal to 20 percent of the total principal amount of the loan. (2) For...
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