Title 28B — Title 28B HIGHER EDUCATION
54 chapters · 1,103 sections in this title.
RCW 28B.115.010 Legislative findings—Intent.
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The legislature finds that changes in demographics, the delivery of health care services, and an escalation in the cost of educating health professionals has resulted in shortages of health professionals. A poor distribution of health care professionals has resulted in a surplus …
RCW 28B.115.020 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Approved nursing program" means a nursing educational program that leads to a degree or licensure in nursing that is approved by the state board of nursing under RCW …
RCW 28B.115.030 Washington health corps—Programs established—Duties of office.
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The Washington health corps is the state's initiative to encourage health care professionals to work in underserved communities. In exchange for service, the health care professional receives assistance with higher education, in the form of loan repayment or a conditional scholar…
RCW 28B.115.040 Technical assistance for rural communities and counties—Marketing plan.
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(1) The department may provide technical assistance to rural communities desiring to become sponsoring communities for the purposes of identification of prospective students for the health professional loan repayment and scholarship program, assisting prospective students to appl…
RCW 28B.115.050 Planning committee—Criteria for selecting participants.
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The office shall establish a planning committee to assist it in developing criteria for the selection of participants for the Washington health corps program. The office shall include on the planning committee representatives of the department, the department of social and health…
RCW 28B.115.070 Eligible credentialed health care professions—Health professional shortage areas—Specific profession selection criteria.
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(1) After June 1, 1992, the department, in consultation with the office and the department of social and health services, shall:(a) Determine eligible credentialed health care professions for the purposes of the health professional loan repayment and scholarship program and the b…
RCW 28B.115.080 Annual award amount—Scholarship preferences—Required service obligations—Criteria for forensic pathologists.
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(1) After June 1, 1992, the office, in consultation with the department and the department of social and health services, shall:(a) Establish the annual award amount for each credentialed health care profession which shall be based upon an assessment of reasonable annual eligible…
RCW 28B.115.090 Loan repayment and scholarship awards.
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(1) The office may grant loan repayment and scholarship awards to eligible participants from the funds appropriated to the Washington health corps program. Participants are ineligible to receive loan repayment under the Washington health corps program if they have received a scho…
RCW 28B.115.100 Discrimination by participants prohibited—Violation.
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In providing health care services the participant shall not discriminate against a person on the basis of the person's ability to pay for such services or because payment for the health care services provided to such persons will be made under the insurance program established un…
RCW 28B.115.110 Participant obligation—Repayment obligation—Appeals from determinations.
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Participants in the Washington health corps who are awarded loan repayments shall receive payment for the purpose of repaying educational loans secured while attending a program of health professional training which led to a credential as a credentialed health professional in the…
RCW 28B.115.120 Participant obligation—Scholarships—Wraparound services—Appeals.
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(1) Participants in the Washington health corps who are awarded scholarships incur an obligation to repay the scholarship, with penalty and interest, unless they serve the required service obligation in a health professional shortage area or an underserved behavioral health area …
RCW 28B.115.130 Health professional loan repayment and scholarship program fund.
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(1) Any funds appropriated by the legislature for the health professional loan repayment and scholarship program, the nurse educator loan repayment program, the forensic pathology loan repayment program, or any other public or private funds intended for loan repayments or scholar…
RCW 28B.115.135 Behavioral health loan repayment and scholarship program account.
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(1) Any funds appropriated by the legislature for the behavioral health loan repayment and scholarship program, or any other public or private funds intended for loan repayments or scholarships under this program, must be placed in the account created by this section.(2) The beha…
RCW 28B.115.140 Transfer of program administration.
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After consulting with the office, the governor may transfer the administration of this program to another agency with an appropriate mission.[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 213; 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 s 722. Formerly RCW 18.150.070.]Notes:Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 ss 101-103, 106-20…
RCW 28B.115.150 Osteopathic or allopathic medical student clinical rotations.
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Any osteopathic or allopathic medical school receiving state funds or authorized by the *higher education coordinating board may not prohibit a hospital or physician from entering into an agreement to provide student clinical rotations to qualified osteopathic or allopathic medic…
RCW 28B.115.155 Osteopathic or allopathic medical student clinical rotations—Foreign medical schools.
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A foreign osteopathic or allopathic medical school may not prohibit a hospital or physician from entering into an agreement to provide student clinical rotations to qualified osteopathic or allopathic medical students.[ 2011 c 150 s 3.]Notes:Findings—2011 c 150: See note followin…
RCW 28B.115.165 Health professional loan repayment and scholarship program fund—Priority for applications that reflect demographically underrepresented populations.
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The office and the department of health shall prioritize a portion of any nonfederal balances in the health professional loan repayment and scholarship program fund for conditional loan repayment contracts for applications that reflect demographically underrepresented populations…
RCW 28B.115.900 Effective date—1989 1st ex.s. c 9.
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See RCW 43.70.910.
RCW 28B.115.902 Application to scope of chapter—Captions not law—1991 c 332.
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See notes following RCW 18.130.010.