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Section 128485 Of Article 4. Vocational Nurse Education Program From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 107. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 4.
128485
. There is hereby created the Vocational Nurse Education
Program within the Health Professions Education Foundation. Persons
participating in this program shall be persons who agree in writing
prior to completion of vocational nursing school to serve in an
eligible county health facility, an eligible state-operated health
facility, or a health workforce shortage area, as designated by the
director of the office. Persons agreeing to serve in eligible county
health facilities, eligible state-operated health facilities, or
health workforce shortage areas may apply for scholarship or loan
repayment. The Vocational Nurse Education Program shall be
administered in accordance with Article 1 (commencing with Section
128330), except that all funds in the Vocational Nurse Education Fund
shall be used only for the purpose of promoting the education of
vocational nurses and related administrative costs. The Health
Professions Education Foundation shall make recommendations to the
director of the office concerning both of the following:
(a) A standard contractual agreement to be signed by the director and any student who has received an award to work in an eligible county health facility, an eligible state-operated health facility, or in a health workforce shortage area that would require a period of obligated professional service in the areas of California designated by the Health Workforce Policy Commission as deficient in primary care services. The obligated professional service shall be in direct patient care. The agreement shall include a clause entitling the state to recover the funds awarded plus the maximum allowable interest for failure to begin or complete the service obligation.
(b) Maximum allowable amounts for scholarships, educational loans, and loan repayment programs in order to assure the most effective use of these funds.
(c) A person who qualifies for admission to a vocational nursing program that is accredited by the board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians may apply for funding under the Vocational Nurse Education Program by establishing a contractual agreement in accordance with subdivision (a).
(d) A person who holds a current valid license as a vocational nurse who wishes to seek an associate of science degree in nursing from an accredited college may apply for funding under the Vocational Nurse Education Program by establishing a contractual agreement in accordance with subdivision (a) unless the person is able to qualify under subdivision (a) of Section 128385 under the Registered Nurse Education Program.
(a) A standard contractual agreement to be signed by the director and any student who has received an award to work in an eligible county health facility, an eligible state-operated health facility, or in a health workforce shortage area that would require a period of obligated professional service in the areas of California designated by the Health Workforce Policy Commission as deficient in primary care services. The obligated professional service shall be in direct patient care. The agreement shall include a clause entitling the state to recover the funds awarded plus the maximum allowable interest for failure to begin or complete the service obligation.
(b) Maximum allowable amounts for scholarships, educational loans, and loan repayment programs in order to assure the most effective use of these funds.
(c) A person who qualifies for admission to a vocational nursing program that is accredited by the board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians may apply for funding under the Vocational Nurse Education Program by establishing a contractual agreement in accordance with subdivision (a).
(d) A person who holds a current valid license as a vocational nurse who wishes to seek an associate of science degree in nursing from an accredited college may apply for funding under the Vocational Nurse Education Program by establishing a contractual agreement in accordance with subdivision (a) unless the person is able to qualify under subdivision (a) of Section 128385 under the Registered Nurse Education Program.
