Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 110 - HIGHER EDUCATION
110 ILCS 978/ - Podiatric Scholarship and Residency Act.

(110 ILCS 978/1)
Sec. 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Podiatric Scholarship and Residency Act.

(Source: P.A. 87-1195.)
 
(110 ILCS 978/5)
Sec. 5. Purposes. The purpose of this Act is to establish a program in the
Illinois Department of Public Health to upgrade primary health care
services for all citizens of the State by providing grants to podiatric
medicine residency programs, scholarships to podiatry
students, and a loan repayment program for podiatric physicians who
will agree to practice in areas of the State demonstrating the greatest
need for more professional medical care. The program shall encourage
podiatric physicians to locate in areas where health manpower
shortages exist and to increase the total number of podiatric
physicians in the State. Minority students shall be given preference in
selection for scholarships.

(Source: P.A. 98-214, eff. 8-9-13.)
 
(110 ILCS 978/10)
Sec. 10.
Definitions.
As used in this Act:
"Department" means the Illinois Department of Public Health.
"Designated shortage area" means an area designated by the
Director as a physician shortage area, a medically underserved area, or
a critical health manpower shortage area as defined by the United States
Department of Health, Education and Welfare, or as further defined by
the Department to enable it to effectively fulfill the purpose stated in
Section 5 of this Act. These areas may include the following:
(a) an urban or rural area;
(b) a population group; or
(c) a public or nonprofit private medical facility.
"Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health.
"Eligible podiatry student" means a person who meets all of
the following qualifications:
(a) He or she is an Illinois resident at the time of application for
a scholarship under the program established by this Act.
(b) He or she is studying podiatric medicine in a podiatry school located in Illinois.
(c) He or she exhibits financial need as determined by the
Department.
(d) He or she agrees to practice full-time in a designated
shortage area as a primary care physician one year for each year he or she
is a scholarship recipient.
"Medical facility" means a facility for the delivery of
health services and includes a hospital, State mental health
institution, public health center, outpatient medical facility,
rehabilitation facility, long term care facility, community mental
health center, migrant health center, a community health center, or a
State correctional institution.
"Podiatric practice residency program" means a program
accredited by the Council of Podiatric Medical Education. Residencies may
be primary care or rotating.
"Primary care physician" means a person licensed to practice
podiatric medicine under the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987.

(Source: P.A. 87-1195.)
 
(110 ILCS 978/15)
Sec. 15. Powers and duties. The Department shall have the following
powers and duties:
(a) To allocate funds to podiatric practice residency programs
according to the following priorities:
(b) To determine the procedures for the distribution of the
funds to podiatric practice residency programs, including the establishment
of eligibility criteria in accordance with the following guidelines:
(c) To establish a program of podiatry student scholarships and
to award scholarships to eligible podiatry students.
(d) To determine criteria and standards of financial need in
the awarding of scholarships under this Act.
(e) To receive and disburse any federal funds available for carrying out
the purpose of this Act.
(f) To enter into contracts or agreements with any agency or
department of the State of Illinois or the United States to carry out
the provisions of this Act.
(g) To coordinate the podiatry residency grants program
established under this Act with the program administered by the Illinois
Board of Higher Education under the Health Services Education Grants
Act.

(Source: P.A. 98-214, eff. 8-9-13.)
 
(110 ILCS 978/20)
Sec. 20.
Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
The Illinois
Administrative Procedure Act is expressly
adopted and incorporated as if all of the provisions of that Act were
included in this Act.

(Source: P.A. 87-1195.)
 
(110 ILCS 978/25)
Sec. 25. Annual reports. The Department shall annually report to the General Assembly
and the Governor the results and progress of the programs established by
this Act on or before March 15th.
The Department shall, no later than July 1, 1994, report to the General
Assembly and the Governor concerning the impact of programs established
under this Act on the ability of designated shortage areas to attract and
retain podiatric physicians and other health care personnel. The report shall include
recommendations to improve that ability.
The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall be satisfied
by filing copies of the report as required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act,
and filing additional copies with the State Government Report Distribution
Center for the General Assembly that are required under paragraph (t) of
Section 7 of the State Library Act.

(Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)
 
(110 ILCS 978/30)
Sec. 30.
Penalties for failure to fulfill obligations.
Scholarship
recipients who fail to fulfill their obligation to practice in designated
shortage areas shall pay to the Department a sum equal to 3 times the
amount of the annual scholarship
grant for each year the recipient fails to fulfill that obligation. The
amounts paid to the Department under this Section shall be used by the
Department to improve access to primary health care services as authorized
by Section 2310-200 of the Department of Public Health Powers
and
Duties Law (20 ILCS 2310/2310-200).

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
(110 ILCS 978/35)
Sec. 35.
Program funding.
Money for scholarships and residency
programs under this Act shall come from the General Revenue Fund, as
appropriated from time to time by the General Assembly, and from the
Illinois State Podiatric Disciplinary Fund as provided in Section 19 of the
Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987.

(Source: P.A. 87-1195.)
 
(110 ILCS 978/45)
Sec. 45.
This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

(Source: P.A. 87-1195.)

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