Section 16-47-121 Board of Medical Scholarship Awards – Created; authorization to issue scholarships; agreements with loan recipients. There is hereby created a Board of Medical Scholarship Awards, which shall establish scholarships and loans to provide for the medical training of qualified applicants for admission, or students in, the University of Alabama School of Medicine or […]
Section 16-47-122 Board of Medical Scholarship Awards – Composition; terms of members; chairman. (a) The Board of Medical Scholarship Awards shall be composed of three members of the Board of Censors of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama, the Executive Officer of the State Board of Health, the dean of each school of […]
Section 16-47-123 Board of Medical Scholarship Awards – Powers and duties. (a) The Board of Medical Scholarship Awards shall make a careful and thorough investigation of the ability, character, and qualifications of each applicant, and award scholarships and loans according to the judgment of the board. Preference in granting loans shall be given to applicants […]
Section 16-47-123.1 Annual administration expenses. The board shall establish the fiscal requirements for its annual administration expenses, which may be paid from funds from any source which are available to the board. (Acts 1994, No. 94-103, p. 110, §3.)
Section 16-47-124 Types of awards. There shall be two types of awards as follows: (1) LOANS. A number of loans equal in number to 20 percent of the student body of the medical schools in the State of Alabama, each in an amount of up to the average cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses, […]
Section 16-47-125 Repayment obligation may begin immediately upon discontinuation of medical education. Any recipient who fails for any reason to continue his or her medical education may, at the discretion of the board, be required to repay all loan amounts immediately with simple interest of eight percent annually from the date of his or her […]
Section 16-47-126 Repayment of loans by performing certain services. The loan or any part thereof shall be repaid by engaging in full-time clinical practice, as defined in the regulations of the board, in one of the following ways, in accordance with a contract approved by the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards: (1) Practice for a […]
Section 16-47-126.1 Award contracts in force prior to February 14, 1994 may continue; option available to re-contract under new provisions; additional board powers. Individuals who have entered into contracts with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards prior to February 14, 1994 shall be entitled to continue to receive the loans or merit scholarship, or both, […]
Section 16-47-127 Agreement by recipients to practice in certain areas; immediate liability upon default; penalty provisions; proceedings for recovery of amount due; death, disability may excuse repayment. (a) Each recipient of a loan under this division shall enter into an agreement with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards whereby the recipient agrees to practice in […]
Section 16-47-128 Failure of recipient to perform loan agreement grounds for revocation of medical license; revocation proceedings. The failure of a recipient of a loan to perform his or her agreement with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards or to pay the amount he or she is liable for under this division shall constitute a […]
Section 16-47-129 Localities in need of physicians. Any incorporated or unincorporated municipality or locality in the state having a population of less than 15,000, desiring additional physicians and wishing to be designated as a locality needing additional physicians, may apply to the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards to be placed on a list of localities […]
