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The Commissioner shall act as fiscal agent for the Board in administration of the scholarship program through a physician assistant scholarship committee.B\n\nTo administer the scholarship program, the Board shall promulgate regulations that shall include, but are not limited to:1\n\nQualifications of applicants;2\n\nCriteria for awarding the scholarship to ensure that a recipient will fulfill the practice obligations established in this section;3\n\nStandards to ensure that these scholarships increase access to primary health care for individuals who are indigent or who are recipients of public assistance;4\n\nAssurances that residents of Virginia, as determined by § 23.1-502, minority students and residents of medically underserved areas are given preference in determining scholarship eligibility and awards;5\n\nAssurances that a scholarship recipient will practice as a physician assistant in an underserved area of the Commonwealth within two years following completion of training;6\n\nMethods for reimbursement to the Commonwealth by a recipient who fails to complete the educational program or who fails to honor the obligation to engage in practice as a physician assistant for a period of years equal to the number of annual scholarships received;7\n\nProcedures for reimbursing any recipient who has repaid the Commonwealth for part or all of any scholarship and who later fulfills the terms of his contract; and8\n\nMethods for reporting data related to the recipients of the scholarships.C\n\nPrior to promulgating any regulation establishing any preferences noted in subdivision B 4, the Board shall issue written findings stating the bases for its decisions that any such preferences provided by the regulation comply with constitutional principles of equal protection.D\n\nUntil such time as a fully accredited physician assistant education program is established at any health science center in the Commonwealth, the Board may designate that attendance at an accredited program in a nearby state is acceptable for scholarship eligibility.E\n\nFor purposes of this section, the term “underserved area” shall include those medically underserved areas designated by the Board pursuant to § 32.1-122.5 and health professional shortage areas designated in accordance with the criteria established in 42 C.F.R. 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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 806<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2000, chapter 926<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 188<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":84399,"section_number":"23.1-502","catch_line":"Eligibility for in-state tuition charges; domicile; domiciliary intent","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-502\/"},{"id":80347,"section_number":"32.1-122.5","catch_line":"Criteria to identify underserved areas","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-122.5\/"}],"permalink":{"id":202777,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85826,"identifier":"32.1-122.6:03","token":"32.1\/4\/6\/32.1-122.6_03","url":"\/32.1-122.6_03\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-122.6_03\/","token":"32.1\/4\/6\/32.1-122.6_03","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conditional grants for certain physician assistant students","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-122.6:03","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> of Health shall establish annual physician assistant scholarships for students who intend to enter an accredited physician assistant program in designated schools. The amounts and numbers of such scholarships shall be determined annually as provided in the appropriation act. The Commissioner<\/span> shall act as fiscal agent for the Board<\/span> in administration of the scholarship program through a physician assistant scholarship committee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> To administer the scholarship program, the Board<\/span> shall promulgate regulations that shall include, but are not limited to: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Qualifications of applicants; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Criteria for awarding the scholarship to ensure that a recipient will fulfill the practice obligations established in this section; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Standards to ensure that these scholarships increase access to primary health care for individuals who are indigent<\/span> or who are recipients of public assistance; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Assurances that residents of Virginia, as determined by § 23.1-502<\/a>, minority students and residents of medically underserved areas<\/span> are given preference in determining scholarship eligibility and awards; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Assurances that a scholarship recipient will practice as a physician assistant in an underserved area<\/span> of the Commonwealth within two years following completion of training; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Methods for reimbursement to the Commonwealth by a recipient who fails to complete the educational program or who fails to honor the obligation to engage in practice as a physician assistant for a period of years equal to the number of annual scholarships received; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Procedures for reimbursing any recipient who has repaid the Commonwealth for part or all of any scholarship and who later fulfills the terms of his contract<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Methods for reporting data related to the recipients of the scholarships. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Prior to promulgating any regulation establishing any preferences noted in subdivision B 4, the Board<\/span> shall issue<\/span> written findings<\/span> stating the bases for its decisions that any such preferences provided by the regulation comply with constitutional principles of equal protection<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Until such time as a fully accredited physician assistant education program is established at any health science center in the Commonwealth, the Board<\/span> may designate that attendance at an accredited program in a nearby state is acceptable for scholarship eligibility. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> For purposes of this section, the term “underserved area<\/span>” shall include those medically underserved areas<\/span> designated by the Board<\/span> pursuant to § 32.1-122.5<\/a> and health professional shortage areas designated in accordance with the criteria established in 42 C.F.R. Part 5. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Any scholarship amounts repaid by recipients pursuant to subdivision B 6, and any interest thereon, shall be used only for the purposes of this section and shall not revert to the general fund. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONDITIONAL GRANTS FOR CERTAIN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDENTS (\u00a7 32.1-122.6:03)\n\nA. The Board of Health shall establish annual physician assistant scholarships\nfor students who intend to enter an accredited physician assistant program in\ndesignated schools. The amounts and numbers of such scholarships shall be\ndetermined annually as provided in the appropriation act. The Commissioner shall\nact as fiscal agent for the Board in administration of the scholarship program\nthrough a physician assistant scholarship committee.\n\nB. To administer the scholarship program, the Board shall promulgate regulations\nthat shall include, but are not limited to:\n\n 1. Qualifications of applicants;\n\n 2. Criteria for awarding the scholarship to ensure that a recipient will\n fulfill the practice obligations established in this section;\n\n 3. Standards to ensure that these scholarships increase access to primary\n health care for individuals who are indigent or who are recipients of public\n assistance;\n\n 4. Assurances that residents of Virginia, as determined by § 23.1-502,\n minority students and residents of medically underserved areas are given\n preference in determining scholarship eligibility and awards;\n\n 5. Assurances that a scholarship recipient will practice as a physician\n assistant in an underserved area of the Commonwealth within two years\n following completion of training;\n\n 6. Methods for reimbursement to the Commonwealth by a recipient who fails to\n complete the educational program or who fails to honor the obligation to\n engage in practice as a physician assistant for a period of years equal to the\n number of annual scholarships received;\n\n 7. Procedures for reimbursing any recipient who has repaid the Commonwealth\n for part or all of any scholarship and who later fulfills the terms of his\n contract; and\n\n 8. Methods for reporting data related to the recipients of the scholarships.\n\nC. Prior to promulgating any regulation establishing any preferences noted in\nsubdivision B 4, the Board shall issue written findings stating the bases for\nits decisions that any such preferences provided by the regulation comply with\nconstitutional principles of equal protection.\n\nD. Until such time as a fully accredited physician assistant education program\nis established at any health science center in the Commonwealth, the Board may\ndesignate that attendance at an accredited program in a nearby state is\nacceptable for scholarship eligibility.\n\nE. For purposes of this section, the term “underserved area” shall\ninclude those medically underserved areas designated by the Board pursuant to\n§ 32.1-122.5 and health professional shortage areas designated in\naccordance with the criteria established in 42 C.F.R. Part 5.\n\nF. Any scholarship amounts repaid by recipients pursuant to subdivision B 6, and\nany interest thereon, shall be used only for the purposes of this section and\nshall not revert to the general fund.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 806; 2000, c. 926; 2001, c. 188.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}