12VAC5-510-80. Scholarship contract.
Applicants selected to receive scholarship awards by the Advisory Committee shall sign and return a written contract to the department by the specified deadline date. Failure to return the contract by the specified deadline date may result in the award being rescinded. At minimum, the scholarship contract shall include the following elements:
1. The total amount of the award and the award period;
2. Agreement to pursue an LPN or RN degree in nursing at a school of nursing in the Commonwealth of Virginia that is approved by the Board of Nursing;
3. Agreement to begin continuous full-time employment in a region with a critical shortage of nurses in the Commonwealth within 180 days of the recipient's graduation;
4. Agreement to comply with all reporting requirements;
5. Agreement to the terms of service requiring continuous full-time nursing practice in the Commonwealth for a specified period of time and the terms and conditions associated with a breach of contract;
6. Signature of the applicant;
7. Signature of the commissioner or his designee; and
8. Other provisions as the commissioner may deem appropriate.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-122.6:01 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 10, eff. February 12, 2016.