OAR 575-080-0100: Definitions

For the purposes of the Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Program Services Program the following definitions shall be used: (1) "Commission" means the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. (2) "Nurse Educator" means any person licensed under ORS 678.010 to 678.410 as a Registered Nurse and who has earned a master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited nursing education program. (3) "Qualifying Loan" means any loan made under: (a) Programs under Title IV, Parts B, D, and E, of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; and (b) The Nursing Student Loan Program and Health Education Assistance Loan Program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (4) “Teach Full-Time” means to teach for one academic year as defined by the hiring nursing school in Oregon.