Section 128350 Of Article 1. Health Professions Education Foundation From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 107. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
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. The office shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide technical and staff support to the foundation in
meeting all of its responsibilities.
(b) Provide financial management for the Health Professions
Education Fund.
(c) Enter into contractual agreements with students from
underrepresented groups for the disbursement of scholarships or loans
in return for the commitment of these students to practice their
profession in an area in California designated as deficient in
primary care services.
(d) Disseminate information regarding the areas in the state that
are deficient in primary care services to potential applicants for
the scholarships or loans.
(e) Monitor the practice locations of the recipients of the
scholarships or loans.
(f) Recover funds, in accordance with the terms of the contractual
agreements, from recipients of scholarships or loans who fail to
begin or complete their obligated service. Funds so recovered shall
be redeposited in the Health Professions Education Fund.
(g) Contract with the institutions that train family practice
residents, in order to increase the participation of students from
underrepresented groups in entering the specialty of family practice.
The director may seek the recommendations of the commission or
foundation as to what programs best demonstrate the ability to meet
this objective.
(h) Contract with training institutions that are involved in
osteopathic postgraduate training in general or family practice
medicine, in order to increase the participation of students from
underrepresented groups participating in the practice of osteopathic
medicine. The director may seek the recommendations of the commission
or foundation as to what programs have demonstrated the ability to
meet this objective.
(i) Enter into contractual agreements with graduated health
professionals to repay some or all of the debts they incurred in
health professional schools in return for practicing their
professions in an area in California designated as deficient in
primary care services.
(j) Contract with institutions that award baccalaureate of science
degrees in nursing in order to increase the participation of
students from underrepresented groups in the nursing profession. The
director may seek the recommendations of the commission as to what
programs have demonstrated the ability to meet this objective.