R9-15-104. Donations to a Loan Repayment Program

A. A person may donate monies to the Department to be used in funding a loan repayment program. B. A person donating monies to a loan repayment program shall designate whether the donation: 1. May be used by the Department for either loan repayment allocations or for administrative costs associated with a loan repayment program; or 2. Is to be used for loan repayment allocations for one or more of the following: a. The Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program, established according to A.R.S. § 36-2172; b. The Rural Private Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program, established according to A.R.S. § 36-2174; c. The Behavioral Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program, established according to A.R.S. § 36- 2175; d. A specific type or types of primary care provider, behavioral health care provider, or other eligible individuals; or e. A specific county in Arizona. C. The Department shall: 1. Use donated monies to supplement other loan repayment funds received by the Department according to A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 21, based on the health service priority assigned to an applicant during an allocation process according to R9-15-208 or R9-15-307, as applicable, and, if applicable, any designation made for the donation according to subsection (B); and 2. Not allocate donated monies during an allocation process if the applicant with the next highest health service priority does not meet the criteria established for the donated monies according to subsection (B)(2).