Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce Act

Sections covered

• 110 ILCS 935/1This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce Act
• 110 ILCS 935/10Scholarship recipients who fail to fulfill the obligation described in subsection (d) of Section 3.07 of this Act shall pay to the Department a sum equal to 3 times the amount of the annual scholarship grant for each year the recipient fails to fulfill such obligation
• 110 ILCS 935/2Higher Education › 110 ILCS 935 — Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce Act
• 110 ILCS 935/3The terms specified in the following Sections have the meanings ascribed to them in those Sections unless the context of this Act otherwise requires
• 110 ILCS 935/3.01"Department" means the Illinois Department of Public Health
• 110 ILCS 935/3.02"Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health
• 110 ILCS 935/3.03"Committee" means the Advisory Committee for Residency Programs created by this Act
• 110 ILCS 935/3.04Higher Education › 110 ILCS 935 — Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce Act
• 110 ILCS 935/3.05"Primary care physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 with a specialty in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, or Pediatrics as defined by recognized standards of professional medical practice
• 110 ILCS 935/3.06"Residency program" means a program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Committee on Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic Association
• 110 ILCS 935/3.07Higher Education › 110 ILCS 935 — Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce Act
• 110 ILCS 935/3.08Higher Education › 110 ILCS 935 — Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce Act
• 110 ILCS 935/3.09Eligible health care provider
• 110 ILCS 935/3.10Primary care physician
• 110 ILCS 935/3.11Chiropractic physician
• 110 ILCS 935/4The Department may exercise the powers indicated in Sections 4.01 through 4.12 of this Act
• 110 ILCS 935/4.01Higher Education › 110 ILCS 935 — Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce Act
• 110 ILCS 935/4.02Higher Education › 110 ILCS 935 — Underserved Health Care Provider Workforce Act
• 110 ILCS 935/4.03To establish a program of medical student scholarships and to award scholarships to eligible medical students
• 110 ILCS 935/4.04To determine criteria and standards of financial need in the awarding of scholarships under Section 4.03 of this Act
• 110 ILCS 935/4.05To receive and disburse federal funds in accordance with the purpose stated in Section 2 of this Act
• 110 ILCS 935/4.06To enter into contracts or agreements with any agency or department of the State of Illinois or the United States to carry out the provisions of this Act
• 110 ILCS 935/4.07To coordinate the residency grants program established under this Act with the program administered by the Illinois Board of Higher Education under the Health Services Education Grants Act
• 110 ILCS 935/4.08(Repealed)
• 110 ILCS 935/4.09To consult with the Committee in the determination of Designated Shortage Areas, eligibility criteria for the allocation of funds under Section 4.01 of this Act and the awarding of scholarships under Sections 4.03 and 4.04 of this Act
• 110 ILCS 935/4.10To establish programs, and the criteria for such programs, for the repayment of the educational loans of eligible health care providers who agree to serve in Designated Shortage Areas for a specified period of time, no less than 2 years
• 110 ILCS 935/4.11To require residency programs seeking grants under this Act to make application according to procedures consistent with the priorities and guidelines established in Sections 4.01 and 4.02 of this Act
• 110 ILCS 935/4.12To promulgate rules and regulations which are necessary for the establishment and maintenance of the programs required by this Act
• 110 ILCS 935/5(Repealed)
• 110 ILCS 935/6Residency programs seeking funds under this Act shall make application to the Department
• 110 ILCS 935/7(Repealed)
• 110 ILCS 935/8The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and incorporated herein as if all of the provisions of such Act were included in this Act
• 110 ILCS 935/9The Department shall annually report to the General Assembly and the Governor the results and progress of the programs established by this Act on or before March 15th