Alabama Administrative Code

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, in the exercise of the Board's sound discretion. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-11-.01 Filed September 22, …

The Board shall follow the procedure stipulated in Code of Ala. 1975, § 16-47-80, in the event a loan recipient does not adhere to the terms of the contractual agreement he/she signed when accepting the loan. (280-X-5.-.01) Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-12-.01 Filed Sep…

The accountant shall report to the Board on all delinquent accounts at the annual meeting. The Board shall approve any action to be taken to bring a delinquent account up to date. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-12-.02 Filed September 22, 1982. Statutory Authority: Code o…

The executive committee will be responsible to initiate action approved by the Board concerning delinquent accounts. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-12-.03 Filed September 22, 1982. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-47-76 through 16-47-81.

(a) The executive committee has the authority to engage the University of Alabama in Birmingham to equip and maintain an office for the administration of the Alabama Dental Scholarship-Loan Program on the UAB campus. The cost of equipping and maintaining this office shall not exc…

In all agreements to administer the scholarship and loans Programs, the administrator shall agree to the following: (a) Provide adequate office space in a convenient location. (b) Maintain the facilities allocated as office space. (c) Provide all office equipment and supplies. (d…

The Board will request an exception be made to the state policy of distributing appropriated funds. The executive committee is authorized to request that the funds appropriated to the Board be distributed by the State Treasurer in three equal payments beginning with the first qua…

Checks in the amount to pay loan recipients one-third (1/3) of their annual award will be distributed on or about October 15, January 15, and April 15 provided the approved appropriation is received as stipulated in 280-X-13-.03. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-13-.04 Fil…

Whenever circumstances arise which, in the judgement of an individual Board member, would make that member's vote on a matter pending before the Board improper, unethical, unfair, or biased, that Board member shall request that his recusal from the vote on the issue in question b…

These rules and regulations may be supplemented, amended or repealed by the Board in accordance with the procedures set out in the Administrative Procedure Act, Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 41-22-1, et seq. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-15-.01 Filed September 22, 1982. Statuto…

Public records may be requested in writing using the Board's public records request form. Questions may be directed to the Executive Director. The public request form will be made available on the Board's website. A fee shall be assessed for costs incurred for searching and produ…

Document retrieval and preparation charges are $20.00 per hour or any portion thereof. Copying of records will cost a fee not to exceed .50¢ per page. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board will charge to the requestor any actual costs incurred while processing or responding to…

Appeals from decisions of the Alabama Board of Dental Scholarship Awards shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 41-22-1, et seq., and other pertinent statutes. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-16-.01 …

A number of loans equal to twenty percent (20%) of the students enrolled at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry will be available each academic year to full-time students at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry who are in good standing or are members of the ent…

Each loan will be for an amount not to exceed the full amount of annual tuition at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry for a maximum of four (4) years. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-2-.02 Filed September 22, 1982. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVI…

(1) Only bona fide residents of Alabama are eligible to file applications for loans. (2) Applicants who are members of the entering class must file an official application form prior to the deadline date declared by the Board. Enrolled students may file an official application fo…

(1) Pertinent information concerning each applicant's financial status and academic achievements will be compiled in outline form prior to the annual meeting. These outlines plus the applications and Parent's Confidential Financial Reports will be available to members of the Boar…

Loans made to members of the freshman class are eligible for renewal for a total of four (4) years provided the recipient continues to make satisfactory progress toward the D.M.D. degree at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry and his/her financial need is verified. Auth…

Each recipient must file a formal application for the renewal of his/her loan each year he/she is eligible to receive it. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-3-.02 Filed September 22, 1982. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-47-76 through 16-47-81.

Each recipient has the privilege to surrender a loan at his/her discretion. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-3-.03 Filed September 22, 1982. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-47-76 through 16-47-81.

Students who receive major financial aid from another source, such as Armed Forces Scholarships, Public Health Scholarships, Exceptional Need Scholarships and so forth are not eligible for state loans. Recipients of state loans who receive major financial aid from another source …

Recipients of merit scholarships (280-X-6) do not qualify for loans in this program. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-4-.02 Filed September 22, 1982. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-47-76 through 16-47-81.

Students who are not bona fide residents of Alabama are not eligible to receive state loans. ([280-X-2-.03(1)] Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-4-.03 Filed September 22, 1982. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-47-76 through 16-47-81.

Recipients of loans must be full-time students who are making satisfactory progress to qualify for the D.M.D. degree. Part-time students are not eligible. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-4-.04 Filed September 22, 1982. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-47-76 t…

Each recipient and the chairman will sign a legal contract stating the terms of the loans and the approved method(s) of repayment. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-5-.01 Filed September 22, 1982. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-47-76 through 16-47-81.

A number of merit scholarships equal to five percent (5%) of the students enrolled at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry may be awarded each year. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-6-.01 Filed September 22, 1982. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVIII, …

Each merit scholarship will be for an amount not to exceed the full amount of annual tuition at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry for a maximum of four (4) years provided the recipient maintains an accumulative academic average which ranks in the upper twenty percent …

All full-time students at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry, as well as members of the incoming freshman class who are residents of Alabama, are considered eligible for merit scholarships. No applications need to be filed for merit scholarships. Author: Notes Ala. Adm…

(1) Members of the incoming freshman class who are candidates being considered for merit scholarships may be invited to a personal interview with the Board. (2) Merit Scholarships will be awarded primarily on the basis of the student's scholastic achievements, dental aptitude tes…

Repayment of loans with cash shall be in accordance with Code of Ala. 1975, § 16-47-79(a), and the terms of the loan contract signed by the recipient and the chairman of the Board. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-7-.01 Filed September 22, 1982. Statutory Authority: Code o…

Each loan recipient who elects to repay his/her loan in cash must sign an agreement prior to graduation stipulating the date and amount of each annual payment. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-7-.02 Filed September 22, 1982. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-47…

Each annual payment will be in an amount equal to at least one-eighth (1/8) of the original total principal of the loan plus the accrued interest. In extenuating circumstances, the Board may approve a schedule of payments in which some payments are less than one-eighth (1/8) of t…

The first annual payment will become due one (1) year after the recipient enters the practice of dentistry or three (3) years after graduation from dental school, whichever date occurs first. Deferment of the first annual payment past one year after graduation from dental school …

The due date of the annual payment shall be June 1. Exceptions may be made if extenuating circumstances exist. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-7-.05 Filed September 22, 1982. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-47-76 through 16-47-81.

Loan Recipients will be sent a statement of their accounts on or about May 1 of each year indicating the amount due on June 1. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-7-.06 Filed September 22, 1982. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-47-76 through 16-47-81.

Recipients who do not make payments before July 15, will be sent notification that their accounts are overdue. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-7-.07 Filed September 22, 1982. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-47-76 through 16-47-81.

Accounts will be considered delinquent if the annual payment is not received before September 1. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-7-.08 Filed September 22, 1982. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-47-76 through 16-47-81.

Delinquent accounts will be referred, with the approval of the executive committee, to the Attorney General for appropriate action. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-7-.09 Filed September 22, 1982. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-47-76 through 16-47-81.

All payments received and all unexpended funds at the end of the fiscal year (September 30) shall be remitted to the Treasurer of the State of Alabama for credit to the Alabama Special Education Trust Fund. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-7-.10 Filed September 22, 1982. S…

A standing committee as defined in 280-X-1-.06(2) shall be appointed to recommend communities which are acceptable as areas where the loan obligations can be repaid by service, as provided in Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-47-49(c), 16-47-81. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-8-.…

The committee shall assume the initiative to identify the communities which are in need of additional dental service and qualify as areas in which the loan recipients can repay their obligation by service, as provided in Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-47-49(c), 16-47-81. To determine t…

It is the committee's obligation to devise a system to obtain the necessary information to evaluate the need of dental service in a community. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-8-.03 Filed September 22, 1982. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-47-76 through 16-47…

The recipient of a loan may petition the Board for approval of a community as an area in which he/she may repay his/her obligation with service rather than cash. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-8-.04 Filed September 22, 1982. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-…

Any community or area in the state may petition the Board for approval as an area critically in need of additional dental service. It is expected that such a petition will be presented by a responsible officer of the community or a representative group of citizens. These petition…

The committee shall report at each meeting of the Board. It shall present recommendations for approval or disapproval of all areas it has investigated since the last meeting. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-8-.06 Filed September 22, 1982. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala.…

A community shall be classified as an approved repayment-with-service area in which a loan obligation can be repaid with service if two-thirds (2/3) of the vote cast at the meeting of the Board is in the affirmative. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-8-.07 Filed September 2…

A list of all communities approved by the Board shall be maintained by the chairman and available to all recipients of loans. This can not be considered a listing of all areas in the state which could qualify as repayment-with-service areas. Additions can be made as provided abov…

Repayment of loans with service will be in accordance with Code of Ala. 1975, § 16-47-79(c), and terms of the contract signed by the loan recipients and the chairman of the Board. (280-X-5-.01) Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 280-X-9-.01 Filed September 22, 1982. Statutory Auth…

A loan recipient who wishes to repay his/her loan with service shall file an application for approval with the Board prior to the anticipated date to enter the practice of dentistry. (a) The application must name the area and give the approximate date the practice will begin. (b)…

(1) Recipient must limit his/her practice to the approved area, to the approved position in Alabama Public Health or to the approved position in a state institution. No repayment credit will be allowed if the recipient engages in the practice of dentistry in a location outside th…