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Prior to awarding any funds, the Board shall require the recipient to agree to perform a period of nursing service in this Commonwealth.B\n\nThe Board shall promulgate regulations for the implementation and administration of the Nurse Loan Repayment Program. Applications for participation in the program shall be accepted from graduates of nursing education programs that prepare them for examination for licensure as a practical nurse or registered nurse or certification as a certified nurse aide, but preference shall be given to graduates of nursing education programs located in the Commonwealth.C\n\nAny loan repayment amounts repaid by recipients who fail to honor the obligation to perform a period of nursing service in the Commonwealth required by this section, and any interest thereon, shall be used only for the purposes of this section and shall not revert to the general fund.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":282825,"text":"With such funds as are appropriated for this purpose, the Board shall establish a tuition loan repayment program for licensed practical nurses, licensed registered nurses, or certified nurse aides who meet criteria determined by the Board. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0188\">188<\/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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73851,"section_number":"32.1-162.15:1.20","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Disciplinary action; civil penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-162.15_1.20\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":202781,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78970,"identifier":"32.1-122.6:04","token":"32.1\/4\/6\/32.1-122.6_04","url":"\/32.1-122.6_04\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-122.6_04\/","token":"32.1\/4\/6\/32.1-122.6_04","dublin_core":{"Title":"Nurse Loan Repayment Program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-122.6:04","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> With such funds as are appropriated for this purpose, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall establish a tuition loan repayment program for licensed practical nurses, licensed registered nurses, or certified nurse aides who meet criteria determined by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall act as the fiscal agent for the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> in administration of these funds. Prior to awarding any funds, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall require the recipient to agree to perform a period of nursing service in this Commonwealth. <a id=\"paragraph-282825\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-122.6_04\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall promulgate regulations for the implementation and administration of the Nurse Loan Repayment Program. Applications for participation in the program shall be accepted from graduates of nursing education programs that prepare them for examination for licensure as a practical nurse or registered nurse or certification as a certified nurse aide, but preference shall be given to graduates of nursing education programs located in the Commonwealth. <a id=\"paragraph-282826\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-122.6_04\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Any loan repayment amounts repaid by recipients who fail to honor the obligation to perform a period of nursing service in the Commonwealth required by this section, and any interest thereon, shall be used only for the purposes of this section and shall not revert to the general fund. <a id=\"paragraph-282827\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-122.6_04\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNURSE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (\u00a7 32.1-122.6:04)\n\nA. With such funds as are appropriated for this purpose, the Board shall\nestablish a tuition loan repayment program for licensed practical nurses,\nlicensed registered nurses, or certified nurse aides who meet criteria\ndetermined by the Board. The Commissioner shall act as the fiscal agent for the\nBoard in administration of these funds. Prior to awarding any funds, the Board\nshall require the recipient to agree to perform a period of nursing service in\nthis Commonwealth.\n\nB. The Board shall promulgate regulations for the implementation and\nadministration of the Nurse Loan Repayment Program. Applications for\nparticipation in the program shall be accepted from graduates of nursing\neducation programs that prepare them for examination for licensure as a\npractical nurse or registered nurse or certification as a certified nurse aide,\nbut preference shall be given to graduates of nursing education programs located\nin the Commonwealth.\n\nC. Any loan repayment amounts repaid by recipients who fail to honor the\nobligation to perform a period of nursing service in the Commonwealth required\nby this section, and any interest thereon, shall be used only for the purposes\nof this section and shall not revert to the general fund.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 188; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 238.","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}}