Effective - 28 Aug 1995
335.215. Department of health and senior services to administer programs — advisory panel — members — rules, procedure. — 1. The department of health and senior services shall be the administrative agency for the implementation of the professional and practical nursing student loan program established under sections 335.212 to 335.242, and the nursing student loan repayment program established under sections 335.245 to 335.259*.
2. An advisory panel of nurses shall be appointed by the director. It shall be composed of not more than eleven members representing practical, associate degree, diploma, baccalaureate and graduate nursing education, community health, primary care, hospital, long-term care, a consumer, and the Missouri state board of nursing. The panel shall make recommendations to the director on the content of any rules, regulations or guidelines prior to their promulgation. The panel may make recommendations to the director regarding fund allocations for loans and loan repayment based on current nursing shortage needs.
3. The department of health and senior services shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for the exercise of its function pursuant to sections 335.212 to 335.259*. It shall prescribe the form, the time and method of filing applications and supervise the proceedings thereof. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 335.212 to 335.257 shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.
4. Ninety-five percent of funds loaned pursuant to sections 335.212 to 335.242 shall be loaned to qualified applicants who are enrolled in professional nursing programs in participating schools and five percent of the funds loaned pursuant to sections 335.212 to 335.242 shall be loaned to qualified applicants who are enrolled in practical nursing programs. Priority shall be given to eligible students who have established financial need. All loan repayment funds pursuant to sections 335.245 to 335.259* shall be used to reimburse successful associate, diploma, baccalaureate or graduate professional nurse applicants' educational loans who agree to serve in areas of defined need as determined by the department.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1429 § 6, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
*Section 335.259 was repealed by S.B. 52 § A, 1993.
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXII - Occupations and Professions
Section 335.011 - Short title.
Section 335.016 - Definitions.
Section 335.017 - Intravenous fluids, administration requirements for practical nurses.
Section 335.019 - Certificate of controlled substance prescriptive authority, issued when.
Section 335.021 - Board of nursing — members' qualifications, appointments, how made.
Section 335.031 - Immunity of board members performing official duties.
Section 335.046 - License, application for — qualifications for, fee — hearing on denial of license.
Section 335.051 - Reciprocity — license without examination, temporary license, when.
Section 335.056 - Renewal of license, when due, fee — unlicensed practice prohibited.
Section 335.061 - Reinstatement of license, when — inactive status, board may provide for.
Section 335.068 - Complaints to be sealed records, when.
Section 335.071 - Nursing schools, standards for approval, fees — noncompliance, effect of.
Section 335.075 - Verification of licensure prior to hiring.
Section 335.076 - Titles, R.N., L.P.N., and APRN, who may use.
Section 335.081 - Exempted practices and practitioners.
Section 335.086 - Use of fraudulent credentials prohibited.
Section 335.096 - Penalty for violation.
Section 335.097 - Board of nursing, powers, enforcement.
Section 335.099 - Licensed practical nurse, additional authorized acts.
Section 335.175 - Utilization of telehealth by nurses established — rulemaking authority.
Section 335.200 - Nurse education incentive grants — definitions.
Section 335.212 - Definitions.
Section 335.218 - Nurse loan repayment fund established — administration.
Section 335.224 - Contracts for repayment of loans.
Section 335.227 - Eligibility for loan.
Section 335.230 - Financial assistance, amount.
Section 335.233 - Schedule for repayment of loan — interest, amount.
Section 335.236 - Repayment of loan — when.
Section 335.239 - Deferral of repayment of loans — when.
Section 335.242 - Action to recover loans due.
Section 335.245 - Definitions.
Section 335.251 - Loan repayment contract — qualified employment — recovery of amounts due.
Section 335.254 - Law not to require certain contracts.
Section 335.257 - Verification of qualified employment.
Section 335.360 - Findings and declaration of purpose.
Section 335.365 - Definitions.
Section 335.370 - General provisions and jurisdiction.
Section 335.375 - Applications for licensure in a party state.
Section 335.380 - Additional authorities invested in party state licensing boards.
Section 335.385 - Coordinated licensure information system and exchange of information.
Section 335.400 - Oversight, dispute resolution and enforcement.
Section 335.405 - Effective date, withdrawal and amendment.
Section 335.410 - Construction and severability.
Section 335.415 - Head of the nurse licensing board defined.