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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: October 28, 2024) |
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64. Department of Health |
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64E. Division of Environmental Health |
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64E-23. Nursing Student Loan Forgiveness Program |
1(1) Match site facilities are Florida licensed hospitals, birth centers and nursing homes, considered to be match site facilities, that employ program participants. They must match funds awarded from the program on a dollar-for-dollar basis, by contributions from the employing facility.
42(2) Florida licensed hospitals, birth centers and nursing homes, considered to be match site facilities, must annually pay 50% of the amount to be forwarded to the federal or state program, commercial lending institution, or holder of the program participant’s loan. The maximum amount a match site facility is required to pay is $2,000 per year, per program participant employee.
103(3) The department will notify those Florida licensed hospitals, birth centers and nursing homes, considered to be match site facilities, of the amount due from that facility, as the match portion of the annual payment, for each program participant employed at that facility, within 30 days before the ending date, each year, of the program participant’s employment years.
161(4) Matching funds payments from Florida licensed hospitals, birth centers and nursing homes, considered to be match site facilities, must be received by the department, no later than 30 days after notification by the department, each year, that the match payment is due.
204(5) The department will not authorize a payment to a federal or state program, commercial lending institution or holder of the program participant’s loan, on behalf of the program participant employee of Florida licensed hospitals, birth centers and nursing homes, considered to be match site facilities, until the matching funds payment is received by the department.
260(6) Program participants, employed at Florida licensed hospitals, birth centers and nursing homes, considered to be match site facilities, whose employing facility does not provide the matching funds payment, will not have a payment forwarded to the federal or state program, commercial lending institution or holder of the program participant’s loan, can not renew participation in the program and the program participant’s agreement will be terminated. Terminated program participants, who meet eligibility requirements in the future, may reapply for participation in the program.
343(7) Affected program participants will be notified by the department of their program status.
357Specific Authority 240.4075 FS. Law Implemented 240.4075 FS. History–New 3-10-02.
