Maine Revised Statutes > Title 20-A > Part 5 > Chapter 424 – Medical Education and Recruitment
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- Authority: means the Finance Authority of Maine. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12101
- Chief executive officer: means the Chief Executive Officer of the Finance Authority of Maine. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12101
- Clinical education: means any on-location teaching environment ranging from a one-to-one training between a physician and a medical student to a training in a health clinic or hospital with or without a residency program. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12101
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- Department: means the Department of Education. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- Health professional shortage area: means an area in the State lacking in medical professionals as designated by the Commissioner of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12101
- Insufficient veterinary services: means an insufficient number of practitioners of veterinary medicine in either a veterinary specialty or a geographic area, as determined by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12101
- Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
- Maine resident: means a person who has been a resident of the State for a minimum of one year as determined by rule of the authority who shall consider:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12101Nonresident tuition: means tuition charged to persons who are not residents in the state where an institution of allopathic or osteopathic medical education with which the authority has a contract is located. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12101 Parent: means a parent, guardian or legal guardian. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1 Primary health care: means general or family practice of medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, general dentistry and obstetrics and gynecology. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12101 Principal: means the person who supervises the operation and management of a school and school property as determined necessary by the superintendent under policies established by the school board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1 Qualifying Maine-based medical school program: means an allopathic or osteopathic medical school program affiliated with a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or its successor or the American Osteopathic Association or its successor in which:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12101Underserved group: means a population group in the State receiving insufficient primary health care, as determined by the Commissioner of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12101 Underserved specialty: means a medical specialty in which there are insufficient practitioners either throughout the State or within a designated geographic area of the State, as determined by rule of the Commissioner of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12101