Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:71C-34 Eligibility for participation in program. 18A:71C-34. To be eligible to participate in the program, an applicant shall: a. be a resident of the State; b. be a primary care practitioner, psychiatrist, or other health care professional designated by the Commissioner of H…

18A:71C-34.1 Designation of additional health care fields. 16. The Commissioner of Health, after consultation with the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development and the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs, may designate additional health care fields experiencing cr…

18A:71C-35 Ranking of State designated underserved areas. 18A:71C-35. The Commissioner of Health, after consultation with the Commissioner of Human Services, shall designate and establish a ranking of State-designated underserved areas, including both professional shortage areas …

18A:71C-35.1 Criteria for an approved site. 17. a. A site shall automatically be deemed an approved site if the site: (1) is located within a State-designated underserved area or a health professional shortage area, or is a clinic which is part of the extramural network of dental…

18A:71C-35.2 Information for publication on authority website. 5. The authority shall annually publish on its Internet website: a. the list of State-designated medically underserved areas and the number of positions needed in each area as determined pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71C-35 a…

18A:71C-36 Entry into program; agreements. 18A:71C-36. a. In administering the program, the authority or its designated agent shall contract only with a primary care practitioner, psychiatrist, or other health care practitioner employed in a field designated by the Commissioner o…

18A:71C-36.1 Performance standards for program participants. 10. a. A program participant, as a condition of participation, shall be required to adhere to performance standards established by the executive director or a designee, and if the program participant is employed at a cl…

18A:71C-37 Redemption limits; service. 18A:71C-37. a. Maximum redemption of loans under the loan redemption program shall amount to 18 percent of principal and interest of eligible qualifying loan expenses in return for one full year of service at an approved site, an additional …

18A:71C-37.1 Reimbursement payments for tax liability of participant. 16. The executive director or his designee may, within the limits of available funds and in accordance with eligibility criteria determined by the executive director or his designee, make payments in a reasonab…

18A:71C-38 Probationary period. 18A:71C-38. Each program participant shall serve a six-month probationary period upon initial placement at an approved site. During that period, the supervisory staff of the approved site, or in the case of a clinic which is part of the extramural …

18A:71C-39 Matching of participants with areas. 18A:71C-39. The executive director or a designee, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall assist program applicants and participants in identifying an approved site. A program applicant or participant may identify a p…

18A:71C-4 Federal loan evidenced by note; interest rate; method of payment; security. 18A:71C-4. Federal Loan Evidenced by Note; Interest Rate; Method of Payment; Security. Each federal loan made under this article shall: a. be evidenced by a note or other obligation approved by …

18A:71C-40 Selection of participants; priority. 18A:71C-40. The executive director or a designee shall select the program participants from among those applicants who meet the eligibility criteria established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71C-34, subject to available funds and available …

18A:71C-41 Nullification of agreement. 18A:71C-41. A program participant who has previously entered into a contract with the authority may nullify the agreement by notifying the authority in writing and reassuming full responsibility for the remaining outstanding balance of the l…

18A:71C-42 Death or permanent disability of participant. 18A:71C-42. In case of a program participant's death or total and permanent disability, the authority or its designee shall nullify the service obligation of the program participant. The nullification shall terminate the au…

18A:71C-43 Conviction of crime; gross negligence; breach of performance standards; failure to repay; penalties. 18A:71C-43. a. In the case of: (1) a program participant's conviction of a crime or an act of gross negligence in the performance of service obligations; (2) suspension…

18A:71C-43.1 False, misleading information, fourth degree crime. 13. A person who knowingly or willfully furnishes any false or misleading information for the purpose of receiving loan redemption benefits under the program is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.2009, c.145,…

18A:71C-44 National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program participants ineligible. 18A:71C-44. A student who is participating in the federally administered National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, section 338B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.s.254 l-…

18A:71C-46 Recruitment. 18A:71C-46. Recruitment. The executive director or designee and the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, in cooperation with their designated agent, shall together establish a procedure for the recruitment of program applicants at medical and dental…

18A:71C-46.1 Availability of information. 18. The authority shall work with State institutions of medical, dental, and other health care professional education to ensure that information on the Health Care Professional Loan Redemption Program is made available to students upon en…

18A:71C-47 Federal funds. 18A:71C-47. Federal Funds. The authority shall annually apply for any federal funds which may be available to implement the provisions of this act. L.1999,c.46,s.1.

18A:71C-48 Rules and regulations. The authority shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to implement the provisions of N.J.S.18A:71C-32 through N.J.S.18A:71C-47 and section 17of P.L.2025, c.3…

18A:71C-48.1 Annual report requirements. 18. The authority shall annually submit a report on the Health Care Professional Loan Redemption Program established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71C-32 et seq. to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.5…

18A:71C-49 OB/GYN student loan expense reimbursement program. 29. a. There is established a student loan expense reimbursement program within the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority for obstetrician/gynecologists who agree to practice in State designated underserved are…

18A:71C-5 Extension and refinancing of federal loans. 18A:71C-5. Extension and Refinancing of Federal Loans. Any loan made under this article may be extended or refinanced at the discretion of the lender without affecting the obligation of the authority hereunder for such period …

18A:71C-50 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program Act." L.2009, c.236, s.1.

18A:71C-51 Findings, declarations relative to the Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. This State is experiencing a critical shortage in its nursing workforce, which is expected to worsen in the next two decades. In New Jersey, a…

18A:71C-52 Definitions relative to the Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program. 3. As used in this act: "Approved graduate degree program" means a master's degree in nursing (MSN), a doctor of nursing science degree (DNS), a doctor of nursing practice degree (DPN), a doctor of ph…

18A:71C-53 Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program established. 4. a. There is established within the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority the Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program. The purpose of the program is to address the current and projected critical shortage of…

18A:71C-54 Eligibility for participation in program. 5. To be eligible to participate in the program, an applicant shall: a. be a resident of the State and maintain domicile in the State during participation in the program; and b. (1) have obtained a master's degree in nursing (M…

18A:71C-55 Application to authority for loan redemption. 6. a. A graduate nursing student or graduate may apply to the authority for a loan redemption in such manner as prescribed by the authority. b. A program participant shall enter into a written contract with the authority to…

18A:71C-55.1 Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program, shall not exceed $50,000 per program participant. 3. a. For each year of full-time faculty employment at an eligible institution, the program shall provide $10,000 to a program participant, up to a maximum five years, for the …

18A:71C-55.2 Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program, information, awareness promotion. 4. a. The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority shall work with schools of nursing in the State to provide information on the Nursing Fac…

18A:71C-56 Annual report on the program. 7. The authority shall annually submit to the Governor, and pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), the chairman of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, the chairman of the Assembly Appropriations Committee, the…

18A:71C-57 Rules, regulations. 8. The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority shall adopt, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this act. L.2009,…

18A:71C-59 Definitions relative to tuition reimbursement for certain psychiatrists. 1. As used in this act: "Authority" means the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority. "Eligible tuition expenses" means tuition expenses that were incurred by a program participant in atten…

18A:71C-6 Purchase of notes. 18A:71C-6. Purchase of Notes. Whenever any approved note, including notes held by the authority in the Higher Education Student Assistance Fund, or any installment thereon, shall be in default as defined under 20 U.S.C.s.1071 et seq., upon the death o…

18A:71C-60 Tuition reimbursement for certain psychiatrists. 2. a. There is established in the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority a tuition reimbursement program for psychiatrists who provide mental health care services in a State underserved area or in a State psychiat…

18A:71C-61 Eligibility for program. 3. To be eligible to participate in the program, an applicant shall: a. be a resident of New Jersey; b. be a State-licensed physician who has successfully completed all educational and residency training requirements for the practice of psychia…

18A:71C-62 Designation of underserved areas, list of available positions in State psychiatric hospitals. 4. a. The Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Human Services, shall designate State underserved areas which have a shortage of psychiatrists. In d…

18A:71C-63 Contract for program participant. 5. The contract entered into between a program participant and the authority pursuant to section 2 of this act shall require a program participant to: a. charge for professional services at the usual and customary rate prevailing in th…

18A:71C-64 Performance standards. 6. A program participant, as a condition of participation, shall be required to adhere to performance standards established by the authority. The standards shall include, but not be limited to, requirements that a program participant: a. maintain…

18A:71C-65 Ineligibility. 7. An individual who is participating in the Health Care Professional Loan Redemption Program, N.J.S.18A:71C-32 et seq., or in the federally administered National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, section 338B of the Public Health Service Act …

18A:71C-66 Definitions relative to the STEM Loan Redemption Program. 1. As used in this act: "Approved STEM degree program" means an undergraduate or advanced degree program, approved by the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, for persons engaged in a designated high-g…

18A:71C-67 STEM Loan Redemption Program. 2. a. There is established a STEM Loan Redemption Program within the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority. The program shall provide $1,000 to program participants for each year of employment in a designated high-growth STEM occup…

18A:71C-68 Eligibility for participation. 3. To be eligible to participate in the program, an applicant shall: a. be a resident of the State and maintain residency during program participation; b. be a graduate of an approved STEM degree program at an institution of higher educat…