Section 590.326  Fulfillment of Service Obligation

a)         Full-time Service Obligation Option

1)         In exchange for educational loan repayment assistance, a recipient shall work full-time to fulfill a service obligation at a medical facility in a designated shortage area in Illinois.

2)         Recipients shall provide two years of full-time service for each year of educational loan repayment assistance.  The 40 hours per week requirement can be compressed into no fewer than four days per week, and excess hours cannot be applied to any other work week.

b)         Part-time Service Obligation Option

1)         In exchange for educational loan repayment assistance, a recipient shall work part-time to fulfill a service obligation at a medical facility in a designated shortage area in Illinois.

2)         Recipients shall provide two years of part-time service for each year of educational loan repayment assistance.  Recipients who are part-time shall not receive service credit for hours worked over their part-time status and excess hours shall not be applied to any other week.

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 2653, effective January 30, 2024)