OAR 409-036-0040: Incentive Opportunities specific to Health Care Workforce (HCWF) Scholarships

(1) The application cycle is determined by the Authority. (2) Public and private institutions in Oregon or organizations training students in Oregon (for purposes of this rule, “Applicant”), not otherwise governed by the Scholars for a Healthy Oregon Initiative (SHOI) created by ORS 348.303, may submit applications in response to an incentive opportunity from the Authority for scholarships to eligible students in health care professional Training Programs. (3) The purpose of the program under this rule is to provide an opportunity for education, Training Programs, and other health-related workforce programs in Oregon to apply for funds to administer a scholarship program for eligible students that will meet the health care workforce objectives set by the Oregon Health Policy Board, the Health Care Workforce Committee, and the Oregon Legislature. (4) Applicant must meet the following minimum qualifications prior to submitting a response to the incentive opportunity from the Authority. Applicants must: (a) Be an institution that provides health care related training serving students located in Oregon; (b) Have the ability to collect and supply the Authority with a list of eligible student scholarship awardees no more than 30 calendar days prior to the end of the school term; (c) Develop infrastructure required to distribute eligible student scholarships; (d) Meet any other minimum qualification specified by the Authority in the incentive opportunity. (5) Applications must be submitted to the Authority in the form and manner identified by the Authority in the incentive opportunity. (6) The Authority must only consider timely and complete applications or proposals for possible approval and offering of a contract. (7) It is within the Authority’s sole discretion to issue an incentive opportunity, review and consider applications submitted, set the time for submission of applications or proposals or extend the time for applications or proposals, and to make awards that, in its best judgment, achieve the purposes of the incentive opportunity, ORS 676.454, these rules, and other applicable law. (8) Non-compliance. A scholarship recipient may be considered in non-compliance with these rules when the eligible provider participating in the Program fails to meet certain requirements as outlined in OAR 409-036-0120.