HAR §11-351-6. Eligibility requirements

Consideration for loans under this chapter shall be extended only to applicants who meet the following minimum requirements: (1) The applicant is or plans to be a student pursuing a career as a registered nurse; (2) The applicant has been accepted and is classified as a full-time nursing student by the applicant's respective school; (3) The applicant has been a Hawai'i resident for at least one year prior to the date the applicant applies for a loan; 351-3 1 551 §11-351-6 (4) The applicant has not previously graduated from a similar nursing program and is not repeating any nursing-related courses; and (5) The applicant intends to become licensed and obtain employment as a registered nurse immediately upon graduation and work in Hawai'i for a minimum of three years. [Eff: 'JUN 251992 J (Auth: §§321-24, 321- 2 5 , 3 21-2 6 ) ( Imp : § § 3 2 1-2 4 , 3 2 1-2 5 , 3 2 1-2 6 ) §11-351-7 persons applying application form request. Application procedures. (a) All for loans shall utilize the loan provided by the department upon (b) The application form shall be submitted to the department at least ninety days prior to the start of the upcoming academic semester. (c) Applicants are required to submit a written confirmation from an accredited degree-granting university, college, or nursing institution in Hawai'i confirming the applicant is either a current student or will be commencing studies in the upcoming academic semester. (d) In the event that no accredited specialized nursing educational programs are available in Hawai'i, the director, in consultation with the loan advisory committee, shall give consideration for loan approval to fund training at an accredited degree-granting or certificate-granting university, college, or nursing institution outside the State of Hawai'i. (e) Applicants shall submit official copies of their college transcripts to the department. (First term college students shall provide high school transcripts.) (f) Applicants shall submit a written essay on the applicant's personal and professional goals using the form provided by the department. (g) Applicants shall make a commitment, in a written notarized form provided by the department, to work as a registered nurse in Hawai'i for a minimum of three years immediately following obtaining a license under chapter 457, Hawai'i Revised Statutes. (h) At the discretion of the loan advisory committee, applicants may be subject to a credit verification and will be notified of this credit verification check when applying for the loan. 351-4 1 5 1 §11-351-9 (i) The "Nursing Student Loan Program General Application Information and Instructions" comprised of the Application for student Nursing student Loan Application and the Notice of Intent, all dated 9/17/91, located at the end of this chapter, are made a part of this section. (j) Only loan applications meeting all the requirements of this section shall be considered complete and eligible for review pursuant to this chapter. It shall be solely the applicant's responsibility to submit a completed loan application. Incomplete loan apP,lications shall not be eligible for review. [Eff: JUN 2 5 1992 ] (Auth: §§321-24, 321-25, 321-26) (Imp: §§321-24, 321-25, 321-26)