(1) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services shall:(1) Determine the behaviorally underserved communities in this state;(2) Prescribe forms for and regulate the submission of applications for possible participants in the Behavioral Health Loan Forgiveness Program;(3) Determine eligibility of applicants;(4) Select applicants each year for participation in the program within the limits of available funding;(5) Select applicants for the program based on their suitability for best addressing the unmet needs of behaviorally underserved communities as indicated by experience or training;(6) Give preference to applicants for the program closest to completing their training or having completed their training;(7) Otherwise administer the program; and(8) Promulgate reasonable rules necessary to implement this subchapter, including rules addressing the requirements and in conformance with the requirements of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., and other appropriate state laws in promulgating and placing rules into effect to establish the program.
(1) Determine the behaviorally underserved communities in this state;
(2) Prescribe forms for and regulate the submission of applications for possible participants in the Behavioral Health Loan Forgiveness Program;
(3) Determine eligibility of applicants;
(4) Select applicants each year for participation in the program within the limits of available funding;
(5) Select applicants for the program based on their suitability for best addressing the unmet needs of behaviorally underserved communities as indicated by experience or training;
(6) Give preference to applicants for the program closest to completing their training or having completed their training;
(7) Otherwise administer the program; and
(8) Promulgate reasonable rules necessary to implement this subchapter, including rules addressing the requirements and in conformance with the requirements of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., and other appropriate state laws in promulgating and placing rules into effect to establish the program.