A. The department shall apply funds appropriated to the department from the nursing excellence program license renewal surcharge established pursuant to Subsection B of Section 61-3-10.5 NMSA 1978 exclusively for health professional loan repayment assistance for nurses in advanced practice who practice in areas that the department has designated as underserved.
B. Eligibility for loan repayment assistance pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of this section shall not render nurses in advanced practice ineligible for loan repayment assistance pursuant to the Health Professional Loan Repayment Act that derives from any other source of funding.
History: Laws 2017, ch. 91, § 2.
Effective dates. — Laws 2017, ch. 91, § 4 made Laws 2017, ch. 91, § 2 effective July 1, 2017.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions
Article 22D - Health Professional Loan Repayment
Section 21-22D-1 - Short title.
Section 21-22D-3 - Definitions.
Section 21-22D-5 - Delegation of duties.
Section 21-22D-6 - Award criteria; contract terms; payment.
Section 21-22D-7 - Contracts; enforcement.
Section 21-22D-8 - Fund created; method of payment.
Section 21-22D-9 - Cancellation.
Section 21-22D-12 - Osteopathic physician excellence fund.
Section 21-22D-13 - Osteopathic physician excellence fund; creation; administration; appropriation.