a. Maximum redemption of loans under the loan redemption program shall amount to 18% of principal and interest of eligible qualifying loan expenses in return for one full year of service at an approved site, an additional 26% for a second full year of service, an additional 28% for a third full year of service and an additional 28% for a fourth full year of service for a total redemption of eligible qualifying loan expenses of up to, but not to exceed, $120,000, or the maximum amount authorized by the federal government, whichever is greater, either (1) in State funds or (2) the sum of federal, State, and other non-federal funds pursuant to section 338I of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.s.254q-1), whichever is applicable. No amount of eligible qualifying loan expenses shall be redeemed for services performed for less than a full year.
b. A participant who enters an agreement to fulfill service in a State designated underserved area that is also a HPSA shall be permitted a total redemption of eligible qualifying loan expenses for four years of service up to, but not to exceed, the sum of federal, State and other non-federal matching funds provided pursuant to section 338I of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.s.254q-1).
c. A program participant who enters an agreement to fulfill service in a State designated underserved area that is not also a HPSA shall be permitted a total redemption of eligible qualifying loan expenses for four years of service up to, but not to exceed, $120,000, or the maximum amount authorized by the federal government, whichever is greater, in State funds.
d. A program participant who has engaged in full-time clinical practice during the participant's initial two years of participation in the program shall be permitted to fulfill the program participant's subsequent service obligations on a part-time basis with the approval of the authority or its designee and the program participant's employer in a State designated underserved area, with the program participant's redemption credit accruing on a pro rata basis. The program participant may be permitted a total redemption of eligible qualifying loan expenses for the equivalent of four years of full-time service.
Amended 2009, c.145, s.6.