Minnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Minnesota Administrative Rules
4810.2100 DEFINITIONS.
Subp. 2.
Accredited medical school.
"Accredited medical school" shall be any medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, as founded by the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges and as recognized by the United States Office of Education.
Subp. 3.
Accredited school of osteopathy.
"Accredited school of osteopathy" shall be one whose graduates are eligible for licensure in Minnesota.
Subp. 4.
Area in need of medical doctors or osteopaths.
"Area in need of medical doctors or osteopaths" shall be a rural community in Minnesota where the health care needs of its residents are not fully met by available physicians and/or osteopaths. At least annually, by resolution, the office shall adopt a list of such areas based upon recommendations of the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice and other agencies concerned with planning health care of Minnesota residents. The list of areas in need is applicable to the student at the time the student commences practice.
Subp. 5.
Eighteen months of each initial or renewal period of the loan.
"Eighteen months of each initial or renewal period of the loan" shall mean 18 months times the number of years the student received funds from the program up to a maximum of five years.
Subp. 6.
Service requirement.
"Service requirement" shall mean the number of months the student must practice in an area in need of medical doctors or osteopaths in order to satisfy the loan cancellation provisions of the program.
Subp. 7.
Student in good standing.
"Student in good standing" shall mean that the student is attending full time in an approved school of medicine or osteopathy and is making satisfactory progress toward completion of academic and internship requirements according to standards of the institution the student is attending.
History:
10 SR 2319; L 1991 c 106 s 6; L 1995 c 212 art 3 s 59
Published Electronically:
June 11, 2008
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