12VAC5-530-10. Purpose.
This chapter sets forth the criteria for eligibility, circumstances under which awards will be made, and the process for awarding Virginia medical scholarships to medical students; the general terms and conditions applicable to the obligation of each recipient of a medical scholarship to practice medicine in a medically underserved area of Virginia, as identified by the Board of Health by regulation, or to practice medicine in a designated state facility as defined in this chapter regulations; and penalties for a recipient's failure to fulfill the practice requirements of the Virginia Medical Scholarship Program.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-122.5, 32.1-122.5:1, 32.1-122.6, and 32.1-122.6:01 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR355-40-400 § 1.2, eff. July 3, 1991; amended, Virginia Register Volume 10, Issue 21, eff. August 10, 1994.