Idaho Code 39-2506 – Eligibility for Grants
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(1) A nurse who meets the following requirements is eligible to apply for a rural nursing loan repayment grant award:
(a) During the period covered by the award, the nurse must be a rural nurse providing nursing care in an eligible area. A nurse may provide patient care services in nursing care in more than one (1) eligible area;
(b) The nurse must be licensed as a licensed practical nurse or a registered nurse and must have completed an accredited nursing program; and
(c) The nurse must hold an unrestricted Idaho nursing license and must be able to meet the nursing requirements of the eligible employer.
(2) Nurses receiving or having received other nursing educational loan repayment through programs such as the rural health care access program and the state loan repayment program are not eligible for this program.
Terms Used In Idaho Code 39-2506
- Eligible area: means :
Idaho Code 39-2502Eligible employer: means :
Idaho Code 39-2502grant: means a grant awarded pursuant to this chapter. See Idaho Code 39-2502 Nurse: means a licensed practical nurse or a registered nurse pursuant to chapter 14, title 54, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 39-2502 program: means the rural nursing loan repayment program established by this chapter. See Idaho Code 39-2502 Rural nurse: means a licensed nurse who spends a minimum of thirty-two (32) hours per week, on average, providing nursing care to patients in an eligible area. See Idaho Code 39-2502 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
(3) Advanced practice registered nurses are not eligible for this program.