§ 6-81-1201. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) “Advanced nursing practice” means advanced nursing care provided in one (1) of the following areas of practice: (i) Family practice nursing; (ii) Pediatric nursing; (iii) Women’s health nursing; (iv) Nurse midwifery; (v) Gerontology nursing; (vi) Adult nursing; (vii) Nurse anesthesia; (viii) Nursing administration; (ix) Psychiatric or mental health […]
§ 6-81-1411. Repayment — Interest
(a) A recipient of a loan under this subchapter shall repay each loan together with interest at the maximum rate allowed by Arkansas law if the recipient: (1) Ceases to be enrolled in good standing in a recognized school of nursing before completing the education requirements to qualify as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, […]
§ 6-81-1202. Graduate Nurse Educator Loan and Scholarship Board
(a) There is established the Graduate Nurse Educator Loan and Scholarship Board composed of: (1) The dean, chair, or director of each of the accredited graduate nursing programs in the state that offers a nurse practitioner/clinical nurse specialist, nurse midwife, nurse anesthetist, or nursing administration graduate preparation or preparation for nurse educators at the master’s […]
§ 6-81-1203. Graduate nursing students — Eligibility for rural advanced nursing practice and nurse educator loans
(a) The Graduate Nurse Educator Loan and Scholarship Board may make advanced nursing practice or nurse educator loans to an applicant, each advanced nursing practice or nurse educator loan being expressly made subject to the provisions of § 6-81-1204 if it finds that: (1) The applicant is a bona fide resident of Arkansas; (2) The […]
§ 6-81-1204. Graduate nursing students — Rural advanced nursing practice or nurse educator loan contracts — Obligations and conditions
(a) (1) (A) The maximum amount of each master’s rural advanced nursing practice or nurse educator loan for full-time applicants shall not exceed eight thousand dollars ($8,000) per academic year. (B) The maximum amount of each Doctor of Philosophy in nursing loan for full-time applicants shall not exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per academic year. […]
§ 6-81-1209. Effect of subchapter
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as establishing minimal requirements for schools of nursing or otherwise affecting the powers and duties of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing regarding schools of nursing.
§ 6-81-1301. Program established — Purpose — Administration
(a) There is established the University Assisted Teacher Recruitment and Retention Grant Program within the Division of Higher Education. (b) The purpose of the program shall be to attract qualified teachers to the Mississippi Delta and those geographical areas of the state where there exists a critical shortage of teachers by making available scholarships to […]
§ 6-81-1401. Nursing Student Loan Program funding
(a) Cash funds for the Nursing Student Loan Program shall consist of: (1) Funds appropriated for the Nursing Student Loan Program; (2) Federal funds; (3) Gifts; (4) Grants; (5) Bequests; (6) Devises; (7) Donations; (8) Moneys received to repay a loan under this subchapter; (9) Interest and other income accruing to or earned by the […]
§ 6-81-1402. Program established — Administration
There is established a Nursing Student Loan Program, to be administered by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
§ 6-81-1403. Arkansas State Board of Nursing — Powers and duties
(a) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall: (1) Prescribe forms to be used in the Nursing Student Loan Program; (2) Regulate the submission of applications for loans; (3) Determine eligibility of applicants; (4) Allow or disallow applications for financial assistance; (5) Contract for, increase, decrease, terminate, and otherwise regulate all loans made under this […]