R434-40-14. Extension of Loan Repayment and Scholarship Grants

(1) The department may extend the period within which the loan repayment grant recipient shall complete the service obligation at an approved site. (a) A loan repayment grant recipient may apply to extend the grant agreement by one year if the recipient: (i) has signed a grant agreement for three years; and (ii) has started working at the approved site to fulfill the service obligation. (b) A loan repayment grant recipient who wants to extend the loan repayment grant period shall: (i) inform the department in writing of the recipient's interest in extending the grant agreement at least six months before the end of the current service obligation; and (ii) submit a written commitment from the health care facility employing the recipient that the facility will provide the employer contribution in an amount equal to 20% of the loan repayment grant amount awarded by the department to the recipient for the extension period. (2) The department may extend the period within which the scholarship grant recipient shall complete the recipient's education at an approved site: (a) if the scholarship grant recipient has a serious illness; (b) if the military activates the scholarship grant recipient; or (c) for other good cause shown, as determined by the department.