Georgia Administrative Code

(1) An in-kind contribution is deemed a "contribution" for purposes of the Act, and refers to any item of value other than money received by a candidate or any committee. (2) The aggregate of monetary and in-kind contributions from the same contributor shall not exceed the maximu…

Any investment made with campaign contributions and held outside a candidate's or committee's official depository account shall be reported during each reporting period for which the investment is still held or a transaction is made. The reporting must identify any account number…

Candidates and committees shall report all indebtedness held during the period covered by each Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report.

(1) No person or campaign committee may accept campaign contributions, including personal loans, prior to the filing of a Declaration of Intention to Accept Campaign Contributions. (2) Neither a candidate who is already a public officer nor his or her campaign committee may lawfu…

Contributions made via check or negotiable instrument are deemed received upon receipt of the check or other negotiable instrument by the candidate and/or committee.

Any anonymous campaign contributions received by a candidate or campaign committee shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit into the state treasury. Notice of any such campaign contribution and transmittal shall be verified and reported to the Commission by disclos…

Filing officers shall electronically report the following information to the Commission in the prescribed format within 10 days of the close of the qualification period: the office sought, the names and addresses of those persons who qualified to run for that office, and the qual…

At the conclusion of each election, filing officers shall electronically report the election results to the Commission in the prescribed format within 10 days of the election results being certified.

For purposes of O.C.G.A. § 21-5-34.2(a), "political party" shall include any political body which is duly registered as provided in O.C.G.A. § 21-2-110 and qualified to nominate candidates for state-wide public office by convention pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 21-2-180.

(1) "Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce" means the organization and its office, formerly known as the Joint Board of Family Practice, redesignated under Ga. Laws 1998, Act 785 (SB 533), and governed by Title 49 Chapter 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated as amended, …

(1) Board. The Board is responsible for conducting programs established pursuant to Ga. Law 1998, Act 785 (SB 533), Title 49 Chapter 10 of the Official C ode of Georgia Annotated, as amended, to address the health care workforce needs of Georgia communities through the support an…

The Board shall adopt from time to time such Rules as it deems necessary for the operation of the Board and its activities. Any Rules promulgated by the Board shall be adopted in compliance with the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act (O.C.G.A. 50-13-4).

The Board shall conduct all hearings in accordance with the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act (O.C.G.A. 50-13-13).

(1) "Preventive Medicine Residency Program" is a one or two-year training program after graduation from medical school designed to provide the experience required to train a preventive medicine physician as delineated by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, E…

(1) For the annual provision of capitation funds to designated Preventive Medicine Residency Programs, the Board requires the following conditions be met: (a) Notification of the total number of residents to be trained during an academic year; (b) Maintenance of approval of the P…

(1) "Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce" means the organization and its office created under O.C.G.A. § 20-3-510 et seq. and authorized to administer a medical scholarship program. (2) "Scholarship Program" refers to that program of the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce …

(1) Scholarships recipients must be bonafide citizens of the United States and legal residents of Georgia at the time of the initial scholarship award. (2) Applicants must have received a letter of acceptance to an accredited medical school in the United States, offering an educa…

(1) The application form for the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce Scholarship program must be completed and postmarked or hand delivered by the date designated by the Board of the year application is made. (2) The application form will not be considered complete unless all …

(1) Board staff shall review all scholarship applications to ensure eligibility requirements are met and all required documentation has been received by the application deadline as designated by the Board for that application year. (2) Board staff shall notify applicants when the…

(1) The Board shall receive and act upon all complete applications for the Scholarship Program made by eligible and qualified applicants. (2) The Board shall make a careful and full investigation of the ability, character, and qualifications of each applicant for the Scholarship …

(1) The Board staff shall notify each applicant in writing of the Board's decision within 10 business days following the Board's decision. (2) Successful applicants will be asked to accept or decline the award of a scholarship by signing and submitting an Acceptance Form within 1…

(1) The application form for annual renewal of the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce program must be completed and postmarked or hand delivered by the date designated by the Board of the year application is made. (2) The application form will not be considered complete unles…

(1) Board staff shall review all applications for renewal scholarships to ensure that all required documents have been submitted and applications are complete. (2) Board staff shall notify applicants when their complete application has been received. (3) Board staff shall notify …

(1) The Board shall receive and act upon all complete applications for renewal scholarships at the Board's Annual Meeting. (2) The Board shall determine the number of renewal scholarships and the amount of the scholarship award based on funding appropriated for the Scholarship Pr…

(1) The Board staff shall notify each applicant in writing of the Board's decision within 10 business days of the Board's Annual Meeting. (2) Successful applicants will be asked to accept or decline the award of a scholarship by signing and submitting an Acceptance Form within 10…

(1) The term of the initial scholarship award contract is one year. (2) The term of each annual renewal scholarship award contract is one year. (3) Three (3) is the maximum number of renewal scholarship contracts that any one recipient may receive. Together with the initial schol…

(1) Scholarship recipients must notify the Board of their intent to enter a graduate medical education program prior to enrollment in that program in order to ensure that recipients enter medical specialties deemed by the Board to be able to sustain full time practices in rural c…

(1) The initial scholarship award and each subsequent annual renewal of the scholarship award requires a one year service obligation upon completion of the recipient's graduate medical education. The scholarship recipient is required to practice medicine on a fulltime basis (at l…

(1) Student Default. In the event a scholarship recipient is dismissed from medical school for either academic or disciplinary reasons, or if a recipient voluntary withdraws from medical school prior to completion of the requirements for the M.D. or D.O. degree, or if the recipie…

A. Intent and General Approach. It is the intention of the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce to carry out the purpose of the Scholarship Program to recruit physicians in medically underserved rural areas of Georgia. It is also the intention of the Georgia Board of Health Car…

(1) "Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce" means the organization and its office created under O.C.G.A. § 20-3-510 and authorized under O.C.G.A. § 31-34-3 to administer the Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance program. (2) "Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Program (PRAA)"…

(1) Eligibility Criteria. Program eligibility is limited to applicants who meet the following criteria: (a) Licensed with no restrictions and in good standing to practice medicine in Georgia by the Georgia Composite Medical Board. (b) Agree to practice full time (a minimum of for…

(1) Administrative Review. (a) The Board staff shall collect and maintain documentation of the following information from PRAA loan repayment program applicants: 1. Application form. 2. Full disclosure of all outstanding medical education and training debt. 3. Documentation of th…

A. The Board staff shall notify each applicant in writing of the Board's decision within ten (10) days following the decision. B. The successful applicant will be asked to accept or decline the award of a loan by signing and submitting an Acceptance Form. C. Those applicants who …

A. The term of the PRAA contract will be one year. B. Awards shall be in an amount determined by the Board at the annual meeting of the Board. C. Recipients shall provide one year of service in a practice location approved by the Board for each contract. D. The contract may be re…

(1) Default - a recipient will be considered in default of the contractual obligations of the Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance program under any of the following situations: (a) The recipient loses his/her Georgia medical license; or restrictions are placed on the recipient'…

(1) The Board shall monitor compliance primarily through information submitted by the recipient in an annual report, which shall include information about the recipient and about the recipient's practice as it relates to the service obligations of the contract. (2) The Board may …

(1) Funds for all awards granted through the Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance program shall be allocated from funding appropriated to the Georgia Board for Health Care Workforce by the Georgia General Assembly for that purpose.

(1) The Georgia Department of Community Health shall maintain appropriate records in accordance with the provisions of the Georgia Administrative Attachment Statute, O.C.G.A. § 50-4-3.

A. Intent and General Approach. It is the intention of the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce to carry out the purpose of the Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Program to recruit physicians in medically underserved rural areas of Georgia. It is also the intention of the G…

(1) "Graduate Medical Education Training Program" is a multi-year training program after graduation from medical school designed to provide the ambulatory and hospital experience required to train physicians as delineated by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Educatio…

(1) For the development of new Graduate Medical Education Training Programs, the Board requires the following conditions be met: (a) Qualified hospital must provide documentation to the Board that the hospital or associated hospital(s) have a critical mass and mix of hospital pat…

(1) For the development of new medical Fellowship Training Programs, the Board requires the following conditions be met: (a) Qualified hospital must provide documentation to the Board that the hospital or associated hospital(s) have a critical mass and mix of hospital patients, m…

(1) "Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce" means the organization and its office created under O.C.G.A. §49-10. (2) "Loan" refers to the service repayable grant awarded by the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce to applicants who are desirous of becoming dentists practicing …

(1) Eligibility Criteria. Program eligibility is limited to applicants who meet the following criteria: a. Be licensed to practice dentistry in Georgia by the Georgia Board of Dentistry. b. Agree to practice full time (a minimum of forty hours per week) in a Board-approved practi…

(1) Administrative Review. A. The Board Staff shall collect and maintain documentation of the following information form Dentists for Rural Areas Assistance Program applicants: 1. Application form. 2. Full disclosure of all outstanding dental education debt. 3. Documentation of t…

A. The Board staff shall notify each applicant in writing of the Board's decision within ten (10) days following the decision. B. The successful applicant will be asked to accept or decline the award of a loan by signing and submitting an Acceptance Form. C. Those applicants who …

A. The term of the Dentists for Rural Areas Assistance Program contract will be one year. B. Awards shall be in an amount determined by the Board at the annual meeting of the Board. C. Recipients shall provide one year of service in a practice location approved by the Board for e…

(1) Default - a recipient will be considered in default of the contractual obligations of the Dentists for Rural Areas Assistance Program under any of the following situations: · The recipient loses his/her Georgia dental license or restrictions are placed on the recipients licen…