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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Health and Safety Code - HSC |
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Division 107. STATEWIDE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
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Part 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT |
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Chapter 5. Health Professions Education Foundation Programs |
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ARTICLE 2. California Registered Nurse Education Program |
Section 128401.
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(a) The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall adopt regulations establishing the statewide Associate Degree Nursing (A.D.N.) Scholarship Pilot Program.
(b) Scholarships under the pilot program shall be available only to students in counties determined to have the most need. Need in a county shall be established based on consideration of all the following factors:
(1) Counties with a registered nurse-to-population ratio equal or less than 500 registered nurses per 100,000 individuals.
(2) County unemployment rate.
(3) County level of poverty.
(c) A scholarship recipient shall be required to complete, at a minimum, an associate degree in nursing and work in a medically underserved area in California upon obtaining his or her license from the Board of Registered Nursing.
(d) The Health Professions Education Foundation shall consider the following factors when selecting recipients for the A.D.N. Scholarship Pilot Program:
(1) An applicant's economic need, as established by the federal poverty index.
(2) Applicants who demonstrate cultural and linguistic skills and abilities.
(e) The pilot program shall be funded from the Registered Nurse Education Fund established pursuant to Section 128400 and administered by the Health Professions Education Foundation within the office. The Health Professions Education Foundation shall allocate a portion of the moneys in the fund for the pilot program established pursuant to this section, in addition to moneys otherwise allocated pursuant to this article for scholarships and loans for associate degree nursing students.
(f) No additional staff or General Fund operating costs shall be expended for the pilot program.
(g) The Health Professions Education Foundation may accept private or federal funds for purposes of the A.D.N. Scholarship Pilot Program.
(h) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2014, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2014, deletes or extends that date.