A. After the applicant has completed nursing or allied health school, the scholarship recipient shall return to the parish or hospital service district, as the case may be, to become a full-time nurse or allied health professional on the staff of the hospital service district or in an area designated by the board of commissioners prior to the return.

            B. The board of commissioners shall inform the recipient of the designated area to be served by him one hundred twenty days prior to the date that the recipient is to commence practice in the area.

            Acts 1988, No. 54, §1; Acts 2023, No. 33, §1, eff. June 1, 2023.