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16-47-123
Section 16-47-123 Board of Medical Scholarship Awards - Powers and duties. (a) The Board of
Medical Scholarship Awards shall make a careful and thorough investigation of the ability,
character, and qualifications of each applicant, and award scholarships and loans according
to the judgment of the board. Preference in granting loans shall be given to applicants who
sign agreements to practice in those areas in greatest need of medical service for periods
of time to be stipulated by the board. (b) The Board of Medical Scholarship Awards shall make
reasonable rules and regulations for implementing and administering this division. (Acts 1977,
No. 663, p. 1125, §§4, 10; Acts 1994, No. 94-103, p. 110, §1.)...
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34-22-60
Section 34-22-60 Establishment; composition. (a) There is established the Board of Optometric
Scholarship Awards which shall establish scholarships to provide for and further optometric
training in pursuance of an optometric degree, of qualified applicants for admission to the
University of Alabama School of Optometry. (b) The Board of Optometric Scholarship Awards
shall be composed of all of the following members: (1) One optometrist from six components
of the component societies of Alabama Optometric Association whose terms of office shall be
staggered, two optometrists being elected for a term of two years; two optometrists being
elected for a term of three years; and two optometrists being elected for a term of four years,
with each successor being elected for a term of four years. (2) The secretary of the Alabama
Optometric Association, or his or her designee, who shall serve as chair of the board. (3)
The Dean of the University of Alabama School of Optometry, or his or her...
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34-22-62
Section 34-22-62 Types of scholarships. The Board of Optometric Scholarship Awards shall establish
two types of scholarships as follows: (1) A number of loans not exceeding 25 percent of the
number of students enrolled in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry
based on the economic need and scholastic ability of the applicant, in an amount not to exceed
the current annual cost of tuition at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry,
shall be available to any bona fide resident of Alabama of good character who has been accepted
for matriculation by the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry. This subdivision
shall also apply to graduate students in vision science, at the discretion of the board. (2)
A number of nonrefundable merit scholarship awards not exceeding 25 percent of the number
of students enrolled in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry in an
amount not to exceed the current annual cost of tuition...
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34-22-64
Section 34-22-64 Contractual agreement of recipients; penalties for breach; institution of
legal proceedings. Each recipient of a scholarship loan under the provisions of this article
shall enter into a contract with the Board of Optometric Scholarship Awards whereby he/she
agrees to repay the scholarship loan in a manner prescribed by the board not inconsistent
with any provisions of this article. Breach of contract by the recipient shall make him/her
immediately liable for the unpaid balance of the loan and shall constitute a ground for the
revocation of his/her certificate or license to practice optometry in the State of Alabama.
In the event of death or total and permanent disability of the recipient to engage in the
practice of optometry, repayment of the loan may be excused by the board. The Attorney General
of Alabama, upon request of the Board of Optometric Scholarship Awards, shall institute proceedings
in the name of the state for the purpose of recovering any amount due the...
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16-47-126.1
Section 16-47-126.1 Award contracts in force prior to February 14, 1994 may continue; option
available to re-contract under new provisions; additional board powers. Individuals who have
entered into contracts with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards prior to February 14,
1994 shall be entitled to continue to receive the loans or merit scholarship, or both, in
the amounts specified in the contract. Repayment shall be in accordance with the terms of
the contract. These individuals shall have the option to terminate an existing contract and
enter into a new contract under the provisions of this division. The board shall prescribe
in regulations the repayment obligations of any individual who receives loans in less than
the full amount authorized by the board or who terminates an existing contract and enters
into new contracts under this division. The board may, in its discretion, excuse repayment
of a loan, in whole or in part, based upon the disability or other extreme hardship not...
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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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16-47-127
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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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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16-47-78
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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34-22-4
Section 34-22-4 Limitation on application of chapter. (a) It is not the intent of this chapter
to prevent any school teacher, welfare worker, state, county, municipality, or other public
board, body, agency, institution, or official from determining in the course of their official
duties the probable need of visual services; provided, that the aforenamed person or agency
does not attempt to examine, diagnose, prescribe, or recommend any particular practitioner
and complies with the provisions of Section 38-1-2. (b) A license to practice optometry shall
not be required for the sale, preparation, or dispensing of eyeglasses or spectacles in a
retail optical dispensary or from a store, shop, or other permanently established place of
business with an optical department on prescription of a duly licensed physician skilled in
diseases of the eyes or a duly licensed optometrist authorized to practice under the laws
of this state. Contact lenses may be sold or dispensed in a retail optical...
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