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Prior to awarding any funds, the Board shall require the recipient to agree to perform a period of dental service in this Commonwealth in an underserved area as defined in § 32.1-122.5 or a dental health professional shortage area designated in accordance with the criteria established in 42 C.F.R. Part 5. The Board also shall ensure that recipients (i) participate in the Commonwealth’s medical assistance services program established pursuant to § 32.1-325 and the Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan established pursuant to § 32.1-351, and (ii) do not limit the number of persons enrolled in these programs who are admitted to their dental practice.B\n\nApplications for participation in the program will be accepted from a graduate of any accredited dental school, but preference will be given to graduates of Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Dentistry.C\n\nAny loan repayment amounts repaid by recipients who fail to honor the obligation to perform a period of dental service in an underserved area as 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":230632,"text":"With such funds as are appropriated for this purpose, the Board shall establish a dentist loan repayment program for graduates of accredited dental schools who meet the criteria determined by the Board. 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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 174<\/a> and 202<\/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 2001, chapter 188<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 52<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80347,"section_number":"32.1-122.5","catch_line":"Criteria to identify underserved areas","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-122.5\/"},{"id":77747,"section_number":"32.1-325","catch_line":"Board to submit plan for medical assistance services to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to federal law; administration of plan; contracts with health care providers","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-325\/"},{"id":86147,"section_number":"32.1-351","catch_line":"Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan established","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-351\/"}],"permalink":{"id":202809,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63285,"identifier":"32.1-122.9:1","token":"32.1\/4\/6\/32.1-122.9_1","url":"\/32.1-122.9_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-122.9_1\/","token":"32.1\/4\/6\/32.1-122.9_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Dentist Loan Repayment Program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-122.9:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> With such funds as are appropriated for this purpose, the Board<\/span> shall establish a dentist loan repayment program for graduates of accredited dental schools who meet the criteria determined by the Board<\/span>. The Commissioner<\/span> shall act as the fiscal agent for the Board<\/span> in administration of these funds. Prior to awarding any funds, the Board<\/span> shall require the recipient to agree to perform a period of dental service in this Commonwealth in an underserved area as defined in § 32.1-122.5<\/a> or a dental health professional shortage area designated in accordance with the criteria established in 42 C.F.R. Part 5. The Board<\/span> also shall ensure that recipients (i) participate in the Commonwealth’s medical assistance services program established pursuant to § 32.1-325<\/a> and the Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan established pursuant to § 32.1-351<\/a>, and (ii) do not limit the number of persons<\/span> enrolled in these programs who are admitted to their dental practice. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Applications for participation in the program will be accepted from a graduate of any accredited dental school, but preference will be given to graduates of Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Dentistry. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any loan repayment amounts repaid by recipients who fail to honor the obligation to perform a period of dental service in an underserved area as 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. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDENTIST LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (\u00a7 32.1-122.9:1)\n\nA. With such funds as are appropriated for this purpose, the Board shall\nestablish a dentist loan repayment program for graduates of accredited dental\nschools who meet the criteria determined by the Board. The Commissioner shall\nact as the fiscal agent for the Board in administration of these funds. Prior to\nawarding any funds, the Board shall require the recipient to agree to perform a\nperiod of dental service in this Commonwealth in an underserved area as defined\nin § 32.1-122.5 or a dental health professional shortage area designated in\naccordance with the criteria established in 42 C.F.R. Part 5. The Board also\nshall ensure that recipients (i) participate in the Commonwealth’s medical\nassistance services program established pursuant to § 32.1-325 and the\nFamily Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan established pursuant to §\n32.1-351, and (ii) do not limit the number of persons enrolled in these programs\nwho are admitted to their dental practice.\n\nB. Applications for participation in the program will be accepted from a\ngraduate of any accredited dental school, but preference will be given to\ngraduates of Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Dentistry.\n\nC. Any loan repayment amounts repaid by recipients who fail to honor the\nobligation to perform a period of dental service in an underserved area as\nrequired by this section, and any interest thereon, shall be used only for the\npurposes of this section and shall not revert to the general fund.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, cc. 174, 202; 2001, c. 188; 2002, c. 52.","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}}